Arizona Pocket Mouse vs Dry Duster

Perognathus amplus compared with Coniophora arida

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Arizona Pocket Mouse	Dry Duster
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Boletales (Boletales)
Family	Heteromyidae	Coniophoraceae
Genus	Perognathus	Coniophora
Species	Perognathus amplus	Coniophora arida

Conservation Status

Arizona Pocket Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Dry Duster

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Arizona Pocket Mouse	Dry Duster
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Arizona Pocket Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Dry Duster

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (5 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Brazil).

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.