Arizona Pocket Mouse vs Dodder Astragalus

Perognathus amplus compared with Astragalus cuscutae

Key Differences

• Arizona Pocket Mouse is Least Concern while Dodder Astragalus is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Arizona Pocket Mouse	Dodder Astragalus
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Heteromyidae	Fabaceae
Genus	Perognathus	Astragalus
Species	Perognathus amplus	Astragalus cuscutae

Conservation Status

Arizona Pocket Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Dodder Astragalus

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Arizona Pocket Mouse	Dodder Astragalus
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Arizona Pocket Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Dodder Astragalus

Habitat

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

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.