Arizona Pocket Mouse vs Figwort Rust

Perognathus amplus compared with Uromyces scrophulariae

Key Differences

• Arizona Pocket Mouse is Least Concern while Figwort Rust is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Arizona Pocket Mouse	Figwort Rust
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Pucciniomycetes (Pucciniomycetes)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Pucciniales (Pucciniales)
Family	Heteromyidae	Pucciniaceae
Genus	Perognathus	Uromyces
Species	Perognathus amplus	Uromyces scrophulariae

Conservation Status

Arizona Pocket Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Figwort Rust

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Arizona Pocket Mouse	Figwort Rust
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Arizona Pocket Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Figwort Rust

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Belgium and Sweden.

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.