Plains Pocket Mouse vs spotted fritillary

Perognathus flavescens compared with Melitaea didyma

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Plains Pocket Mouse	spotted fritillary
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Heteromyidae	Nymphalidae (Brush-footed Butterflies)
Genus	Perognathus	Melitaea
Species	Perognathus flavescens	Melitaea didyma

Evolutionary Relationship

Plains Pocket Mouse and spotted fritillary share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Plains Pocket Mouse

LC — Least Concern

spotted fritillary

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Plains Pocket Mouse	spotted fritillary
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Plains Pocket Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

spotted fritillary

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (33 countries).