Plains Pocket Mouse vs Wire With

Perognathus flavescens compared with Desmodium axillare

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Plains Pocket Mouse	Wire With
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	Desmodium
Species	Perognathus flavescens	Desmodium axillare

Conservation Status

Plains Pocket Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Wire With

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Plains Pocket Mouse	Wire With
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Plains Pocket Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Wire With

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil and Colombia.