Arizona Pocket Mouse vs False widow

Perognathus amplus compared with Steatoda bipunctata

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Arizona Pocket Mouse	False widow
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Arachnida (Arachnids)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Araneae (Araneae)
Family	Heteromyidae	Theridiidae
Genus	Perognathus	Steatoda
Species	Perognathus amplus	Steatoda bipunctata

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Arizona Pocket Mouse

LC — Least Concern

False widow

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Arizona Pocket Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

False widow

Habitat

Typically found in terrestrial habitats from forests to deserts.

Range

Found across Europe (4 countries) and North America (Canada, 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.