Plains Pocket Mouse vs Slippery Jill

Perognathus flavescens compared with Suillus salmonicolor

Key Differences

• Plains Pocket Mouse is Least Concern while Slippery Jill is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Plains Pocket Mouse	Slippery Jill
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 salmonicolor

Conservation Status

Plains Pocket Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Slippery Jill

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Plains Pocket Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Slippery Jill

Habitat

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

Range

Found in United States.