Plains Pocket Mouse vs Small dung fly

Perognathus flavescens compared with Coproica vagans

Key Differences

• Plains Pocket Mouse is Least Concern while Small dung fly is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Plains Pocket Mouse	Small dung fly
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Diptera (Diptera)
Family	Heteromyidae	Sphaeroceridae
Genus	Perognathus	Coproica
Species	Perognathus flavescens	Coproica vagans

Evolutionary Relationship

Plains Pocket Mouse and Small dung fly share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Plains Pocket Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Small dung fly

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Plains Pocket Mouse	Small dung fly
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Plains Pocket Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Small dung fly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

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