Arizona Pocket Mouse vs Cup Lichen

Perognathus amplus compared with Cladonia coccifera

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Arizona Pocket Mouse	Cup Lichen
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Lecanorales (Lecanorales)
Family	Heteromyidae	Cladoniaceae
Genus	Perognathus	Cladonia
Species	Perognathus amplus	Cladonia coccifera

Conservation Status

Arizona Pocket Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Cup Lichen

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Arizona Pocket Mouse	Cup Lichen
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Arizona Pocket Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Cup Lichen

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (4 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

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.