Arizona Pocket Mouse vs Fat-tailed Jird

Perognathus amplus compared with Pachyuromys duprasi

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Arizona Pocket Mouse	Fat-tailed Jird
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order same	Rodentia (Rodents)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Heteromyidae	Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus	Perognathus	Pachyuromys
Species	Perognathus amplus	Pachyuromys duprasi

Evolutionary Relationship

Arizona Pocket Mouse and Fat-tailed Jird share a common ancestor at the Order level: Rodentia. (Rodents)

Conservation Status

Arizona Pocket Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Fat-tailed Jird

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Arizona Pocket Mouse	Fat-tailed Jird
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Arizona Pocket Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Fat-tailed Jird

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

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.