Arizona Pocket Mouse vs Fatmucket

Perognathus amplus compared with Lampsilis siliquoidea

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Arizona Pocket Mouse	Fatmucket
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Mollusca (Mollusks)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Bivalvia (Bivalvia)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Unionida (Unionida)
Family	Heteromyidae	Unionidae
Genus	Perognathus	Lampsilis
Species	Perognathus amplus	Lampsilis siliquoidea

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Arizona Pocket Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Fatmucket

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Arizona Pocket Mouse	Fatmucket
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Arizona Pocket Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Fatmucket

Habitat

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

Range

Found in 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.