Plains Pocket Mouse vs Silky Parchment

Perognathus flavescens compared with Stereum striatum

Key Differences

• Plains Pocket Mouse is Least Concern while Silky Parchment is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Plains Pocket Mouse	Silky Parchment
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Russulales (Russulales)
Family	Heteromyidae	Stereaceae
Genus	Perognathus	Stereum
Species	Perognathus flavescens	Stereum striatum

Conservation Status

Plains Pocket Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Silky Parchment

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Plains Pocket Mouse	Silky Parchment
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Plains Pocket Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Silky Parchment

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Norway, and United States.