Plains Pocket Mouse vs Tiny Mycocalia

Perognathus flavescens compared with Mycocalia minutissima

Key Differences

• Plains Pocket Mouse is Least Concern while Tiny Mycocalia is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Plains Pocket Mouse	Tiny Mycocalia
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Heteromyidae	Agaricaceae (Agarics)
Genus	Perognathus	Mycocalia
Species	Perognathus flavescens	Mycocalia minutissima

Conservation Status

Plains Pocket Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Tiny Mycocalia

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Plains Pocket Mouse	Tiny Mycocalia
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Plains Pocket Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Tiny Mycocalia

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.