Arizona Pocket Mouse vs Deergrass

Perognathus amplus compared with Trichophorum caespitosum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Arizona Pocket Mouse	Deergrass
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Heteromyidae	Cyperaceae
Genus	Perognathus	Trichophorum
Species	Perognathus amplus	Trichophorum caespitosum

Conservation Status

Arizona Pocket Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Deergrass

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Arizona Pocket Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Deergrass

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across 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.