Arizona Pocket Mouse vs Capote

Perognathus amplus compared with Xanthosoma robustum

Key Differences

• Arizona Pocket Mouse is Least Concern while Capote is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Arizona Pocket Mouse	Capote
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Alismatales (Alismatales)
Family	Heteromyidae	Araceae
Genus	Perognathus	Xanthosoma
Species	Perognathus amplus	Xanthosoma robustum

Conservation Status

Arizona Pocket Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Capote

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Arizona Pocket Mouse	Capote
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Arizona Pocket Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Capote

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Guatemala, Honduras, 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.

Capote

The Capote (Xanthosoma robustum) is a species in the genus Xanthosoma. Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.