Plains Pocket Mouse vs Tender Nesting Polypore

Perognathus flavescens compared with Hapalopilus rutilans

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Plains Pocket Mouse	Tender Nesting Polypore
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Polyporales (Polyporales)
Family	Heteromyidae	Phanerochaetaceae
Genus	Perognathus	Hapalopilus
Species	Perognathus flavescens	Hapalopilus rutilans

Conservation Status

Plains Pocket Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Tender Nesting Polypore

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Plains Pocket Mouse	Tender Nesting Polypore
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Plains Pocket Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Tender Nesting Polypore

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Sweden and United States.