Arizona Pocket Mouse vs Chacoan Mara

Perognathus amplus compared with Dolichotis salinicola

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Arizona Pocket Mouse	Chacoan Mara
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order same	Rodentia (Rodents)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Heteromyidae	Caviidae
Genus	Perognathus	Dolichotis
Species	Perognathus amplus	Dolichotis salinicola

Evolutionary Relationship

Arizona Pocket Mouse and Chacoan Mara share a common ancestor at the Order level: Rodentia. (Rodents)

Conservation Status

Arizona Pocket Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Chacoan Mara

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Arizona Pocket Mouse	Chacoan Mara
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Arizona Pocket Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Chacoan Mara

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

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.

Chacoan Mara

The Chacoan Mara (Dolichotis salinicola) is a species in the genus Dolichotis. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List.