Arizona Pocket Mouse vs Elastic Saddle

Perognathus amplus compared with Helvella elastica

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Arizona Pocket Mouse	Elastic Saddle
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Pezizomycetes (Pezizomycetes)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Pezizales (Pezizales)
Family	Heteromyidae	Helvellaceae
Genus	Perognathus	Helvella
Species	Perognathus amplus	Helvella elastica

Conservation Status

Arizona Pocket Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Elastic Saddle

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Arizona Pocket Mouse	Elastic Saddle
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Arizona Pocket Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Elastic Saddle

Habitat

Native to Asia and Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (4 countries), and North America (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.