Elastic Saddle vs Plains Pocket Mouse

Helvella elastica compared with Perognathus flavescens

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Elastic Saddle	Plains Pocket Mouse
Kingdom	Fungi (mantar)	Animalia (hayvan)
Phylum	Ascomycota (Asklı mantarlar)	Chordata (Kordalılar)
Class	Pezizomycetes (Pezizomycetler)	Mammalia (memeliler)
Order	Pezizales (Pezizales)	Rodentia (kemiriciler)
Family	Helvellaceae	Heteromyidae
Genus	Helvella	Perognathus
Species	Helvella elastica	Perognathus flavescens

Conservation Status

Elastic Saddle

LC — Least Concern

Plains Pocket Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Elastic Saddle	Plains Pocket Mouse
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Elastic Saddle

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (4 countries), and North America (United States).

Plains Pocket Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.