Plains Pocket Mouse vs Rusty Porecrust

Perognathus flavescens compared with Fuscoporia ferruginosa

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Plains Pocket Mouse	Rusty Porecrust
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Hymenochaetales (Hymenochaetales)
Family	Heteromyidae	Hymenochaetaceae
Genus	Perognathus	Fuscoporia
Species	Perognathus flavescens	Fuscoporia ferruginosa

Conservation Status

Plains Pocket Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Rusty Porecrust

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Plains Pocket Mouse	Rusty Porecrust
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Plains Pocket Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Rusty Porecrust

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States.