Plains Pocket Mouse vs Wheat smut

Perognathus flavescens compared with Tilletia caries

Key Differences

• Plains Pocket Mouse is Least Concern while Wheat smut is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Plains Pocket Mouse	Wheat smut
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Exobasidiomycetes (Exobasidiomycetes)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Tilletiales (Tilletiales)
Family	Heteromyidae	Tilletiaceae
Genus	Perognathus	Tilletia
Species	Perognathus flavescens	Tilletia caries

Conservation Status

Plains Pocket Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Wheat smut

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Plains Pocket Mouse	Wheat smut
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Plains Pocket Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Wheat smut

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (9 countries) and North America (United States).