Plains Pocket Mouse vs Round-spotted Major

Perognathus flavescens compared with Oxycera dives

Key Differences

• Plains Pocket Mouse is Least Concern while Round-spotted Major is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Plains Pocket Mouse	Round-spotted Major
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Diptera (Diptera)
Family	Heteromyidae	Stratiomyidae
Genus	Perognathus	Oxycera
Species	Perognathus flavescens	Oxycera dives

Evolutionary Relationship

Plains Pocket Mouse and Round-spotted Major share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Plains Pocket Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Round-spotted Major

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Plains Pocket Mouse	Round-spotted Major
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Plains Pocket Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Round-spotted Major

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Norway and Sweden.