Arizona Pocket Mouse vs Chinaroot

Perognathus amplus compared with Smilax china

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Arizona Pocket Mouse	Chinaroot
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Liliales (Liliales)
Family	Heteromyidae	Smilacaceae
Genus	Perognathus	Smilax
Species	Perognathus amplus	Smilax china

Conservation Status

Arizona Pocket Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Chinaroot

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Arizona Pocket Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Chinaroot

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Taiwan.

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.

Chinaroot

The Chinaroot (Smilax china) is a species in the genus Smilax. Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.