Plains Pocket Mouse vs Waved Pincertail

Perognathus flavescens compared with Onychogomphus flexuosus

Key Differences

• Plains Pocket Mouse is Least Concern while Waved Pincertail is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Plains Pocket Mouse	Waved Pincertail
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Odonata (Odonata)
Family	Heteromyidae	Gomphidae
Genus	Perognathus	Onychogomphus
Species	Perognathus flavescens	Onychogomphus flexuosus

Evolutionary Relationship

Plains Pocket Mouse and Waved Pincertail share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Plains Pocket Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Waved Pincertail

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Plains Pocket Mouse	Waved Pincertail
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Plains Pocket Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Waved Pincertail

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.