Arizona Pocket Mouse vs False Puffball

Perognathus amplus compared with Reticularia lycoperdon

Key Differences

• Arizona Pocket Mouse is Least Concern while False Puffball is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Arizona Pocket Mouse	False Puffball
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Protozoa (protozoa)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Mycetozoa
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Myxomycetes (Myxomycetes)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Cribrariales (Cribrariida)
Family	Heteromyidae	Tubiferaceae
Genus	Perognathus	Reticularia
Species	Perognathus amplus	Reticularia lycoperdon

Conservation Status

Arizona Pocket Mouse

LC — Least Concern

False Puffball

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Arizona Pocket Mouse	False Puffball
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Arizona Pocket Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

False Puffball

Habitat

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

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.