Arizona Pocket Mouse vs fire moss

Perognathus amplus compared with Ceratodon purpureus

Key Differences

• Arizona Pocket Mouse is Least Concern while fire moss is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Arizona Pocket Mouse	fire moss
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Bryophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Bryopsida (Bryopsida)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Dicranales (Dicranales)
Family	Heteromyidae	Ditrichaceae
Genus	Perognathus	Ceratodon
Species	Perognathus amplus	Ceratodon purpureus

Conservation Status

Arizona Pocket Mouse

LC — Least Concern

fire moss

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Arizona Pocket Mouse	fire moss
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Arizona Pocket Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

fire moss

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, Colombia).

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.