Plains Pocket Mouse vs Yellow False Truffle

Perognathus flavescens compared with Rhizopogon luteolus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Plains Pocket Mouse	Yellow False Truffle
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Boletales (Boletales)
Family	Heteromyidae	Rhizopogonaceae
Genus	Perognathus	Rhizopogon
Species	Perognathus flavescens	Rhizopogon luteolus

Conservation Status

Plains Pocket Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Yellow False Truffle

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Plains Pocket Mouse	Yellow False Truffle
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Plains Pocket Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Yellow False Truffle

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Brazil, Chile, Norway, and Sweden.