Arizona Pocket Mouse vs Beach Pea

Perognathus amplus compared with Lathyrus japonicus

Key Differences

• Arizona Pocket Mouse is Least Concern while Beach Pea is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Arizona Pocket Mouse	Beach Pea
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Heteromyidae	Fabaceae
Genus	Perognathus	Lathyrus
Species	Perognathus amplus	Lathyrus japonicus

Conservation Status

Arizona Pocket Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Beach Pea

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Arizona Pocket Mouse	Beach Pea
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Arizona Pocket Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Beach Pea

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Found across Europe (7 countries) and North America (Canada, 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.

Beach Pea

The Beach Pea (Lathyrus japonicus) is a species in the genus Lathyrus. It is currently classified as Extinct on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.