Arizona Pocket Mouse vs Ascending Grapefern

Perognathus amplus compared with Botrychium ascendens

Key Differences

• Arizona Pocket Mouse is Least Concern while Ascending Grapefern is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Arizona Pocket Mouse	Ascending Grapefern
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Tracheophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Ophioglossales (Ophioglossales)
Family	Heteromyidae	Ophioglossaceae
Genus	Perognathus	Botrychium
Species	Perognathus amplus	Botrychium ascendens

Conservation Status

Arizona Pocket Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Ascending Grapefern

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Arizona Pocket Mouse	Ascending Grapefern
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Arizona Pocket Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Ascending Grapefern

Habitat

Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.

Range

Distributed across Canada, Norway, and United States.

Arizona Pocket Mouse

The Arizona Pocket Mouse, Perognathus amplus, is a species. It is currently assessed as least concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Ascending Grapefern

Ascending grapefern (Botrychium ascendens) is a species in the genus Botrychium. Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.