Arizona Pocket Mouse vs Deceiver

Perognathus amplus compared with Laccaria laccata

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Arizona Pocket Mouse	Deceiver
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Heteromyidae	Hydnangiaceae
Genus	Perognathus	Laccaria
Species	Perognathus amplus	Laccaria laccata

Conservation Status

Arizona Pocket Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Deceiver

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Arizona Pocket Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Deceiver

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Brazil, Norway, 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.