Plains Pocket Mouse vs wall scalewort

Perognathus flavescens compared with Porella platyphylla

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Plains Pocket Mouse	wall scalewort
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Marchantiophyta (liverwort)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Jungermanniopsida (Jungermanniopsida)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Porellales (Porellales)
Family	Heteromyidae	Porellaceae
Genus	Perognathus	Porella
Species	Perognathus flavescens	Porella platyphylla

Conservation Status

Plains Pocket Mouse

LC — Least Concern

wall scalewort

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Plains Pocket Mouse	wall scalewort
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Plains Pocket Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

wall scalewort

Habitat

Native to Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found across Europe (5 countries) and North America (United States).