Arizona Pocket Mouse vs Dotted Ermel

Perognathus amplus compared with Ethmia dodecea

Key Differences

• Arizona Pocket Mouse is Least Concern while Dotted Ermel is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Arizona Pocket Mouse	Dotted Ermel
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Heteromyidae	Ethmiidae
Genus	Perognathus	Ethmia
Species	Perognathus amplus	Ethmia dodecea

Evolutionary Relationship

Arizona Pocket Mouse and Dotted Ermel share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Arizona Pocket Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Dotted Ermel

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Arizona Pocket Mouse	Dotted Ermel
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Arizona Pocket Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Dotted Ermel

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, and Sweden.

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.