Plains Pocket Mouse vs Tear Dropper

Perognathus flavescens compared with Cylindrobasidium laeve

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Plains Pocket Mouse	Tear Dropper
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Heteromyidae	Physalacriaceae
Genus	Perognathus	Cylindrobasidium
Species	Perognathus flavescens	Cylindrobasidium laeve

Conservation Status

Plains Pocket Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Tear Dropper

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Plains Pocket Mouse	Tear Dropper
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Plains Pocket Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Tear Dropper

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Portugal, and United States.