African Orange Tip vs Little Pocket Mouse

Colotis evenina compared with Perognathus longimembris

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	African Orange Tip	Little Pocket Mouse
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Pieridae	Heteromyidae
Genus	Colotis	Perognathus
Species	Colotis evenina	Perognathus longimembris

Evolutionary Relationship

African Orange Tip and Little Pocket Mouse share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

African Orange Tip

LC — Least Concern

Little Pocket Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	African Orange Tip	Little Pocket Mouse
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

African Orange Tip

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Little Pocket Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

African Orange Tip

The African Orange Tip (Colotis evenina) is a species in the genus Colotis. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.