Arizona Pocket Mouse vs Ash Rust

Perognathus amplus compared with Puccinia sparganioidis

Key Differences

• Arizona Pocket Mouse is Least Concern while Ash Rust is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Arizona Pocket Mouse	Ash Rust
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Pucciniomycetes (Pucciniomycetes)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Pucciniales (Pucciniales)
Family	Heteromyidae	Pucciniaceae
Genus	Perognathus	Puccinia
Species	Perognathus amplus	Puccinia sparganioidis

Conservation Status

Arizona Pocket Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Ash Rust

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Arizona Pocket Mouse	Ash Rust
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Arizona Pocket Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Ash Rust

Habitat

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

Range

Found in 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.

Ash Rust

Ash rust (Puccinia sparganioidis) is a species in the genus Puccinia. Native to North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.