Plains Pocket Mouse vs Stinking Truffle

Perognathus flavescens compared with Tuber foetidum

Key Differences

• Plains Pocket Mouse is Least Concern while Stinking Truffle is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Plains Pocket Mouse	Stinking Truffle
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Pezizomycetes (Pezizomycetes)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Pezizales (Pezizales)
Family	Heteromyidae	Tuberaceae
Genus	Perognathus	Tuber
Species	Perognathus flavescens	Tuber foetidum

Conservation Status

Plains Pocket Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Stinking Truffle

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Plains Pocket Mouse	Stinking Truffle
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Plains Pocket Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Stinking Truffle

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.