Plains Pocket Mouse vs Slippery Jack

Perognathus flavescens compared with Suillus luteus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Plains Pocket Mouse	Slippery Jack
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Boletales (Boletales)
Family	Heteromyidae	Suillaceae
Genus	Perognathus	Suillus
Species	Perognathus flavescens	Suillus luteus

Conservation Status

Plains Pocket Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Slippery Jack

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Plains Pocket Mouse	Slippery Jack
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Plains Pocket Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Slippery Jack

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (4 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Brazil, Chile).