Plains Pocket Mouse vs Yellow Toadflax Smut

Perognathus flavescens compared with Melanotaenium cingens

Key Differences

• Plains Pocket Mouse is Least Concern while Yellow Toadflax Smut is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Plains Pocket Mouse	Yellow Toadflax Smut
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Ustilaginomycetes (Ustilaginomycetes)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Ustilaginales (Ustilaginales)
Family	Heteromyidae	Melanotaeniaceae
Genus	Perognathus	Melanotaenium
Species	Perognathus flavescens	Melanotaenium cingens

Conservation Status

Plains Pocket Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Yellow Toadflax Smut

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Plains Pocket Mouse	Yellow Toadflax Smut
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Plains Pocket Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Yellow Toadflax Smut

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found in Sweden.