Arizona Pocket Mouse vs Devil's Bit

Perognathus amplus compared with Ruellia tuberosa

Key Differences

• Arizona Pocket Mouse is Least Concern while Devil's Bit is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Arizona Pocket Mouse	Devil's Bit
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Lamiales (Lamiales)
Family	Heteromyidae	Acanthaceae
Genus	Perognathus	Ruellia
Species	Perognathus amplus	Ruellia tuberosa

Conservation Status

Arizona Pocket Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Devil's Bit

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Arizona Pocket Mouse	Devil's Bit
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Arizona Pocket Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Devil's Bit

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Congo (DRC), Seychelles), Asia (9 countries), North America (Bahamas, Cuba), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, Palau), and South America (4 countries).

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.