Plains Pocket Mouse vs Western Gorse

Perognathus flavescens compared with Ulex gallii

Key Differences

• Plains Pocket Mouse is Least Concern while Western Gorse is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Plains Pocket Mouse	Western Gorse
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Heteromyidae	Fabaceae
Genus	Perognathus	Ulex
Species	Perognathus flavescens	Ulex gallii

Conservation Status

Plains Pocket Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Western Gorse

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Plains Pocket Mouse	Western Gorse
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Plains Pocket Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Western Gorse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Found across Europe (6 countries).