Plains Pocket Mouse vs Rusty Crust

Perognathus flavescens compared with Skeletocutis amorpha

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Plains Pocket Mouse	Rusty Crust
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (cordados)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Rodentia (Roedores)	Polyporales (Polyporales)
Family	Heteromyidae	Incrustoporiaceae
Genus	Perognathus	Skeletocutis
Species	Perognathus flavescens	Skeletocutis amorpha

Conservation Status

Plains Pocket Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Rusty Crust

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Plains Pocket Mouse	Rusty Crust
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Plains Pocket Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Rusty Crust

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.