Arizona Pocket Mouse vs Flax Rust

Perognathus amplus compared with Melampsora lini

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Arizona Pocket Mouse	Flax Rust
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Pucciniomycetes (Pucciniomycetes)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Pucciniales (Pucciniales)
Family	Heteromyidae	Melampsoraceae
Genus	Perognathus	Melampsora
Species	Perognathus amplus	Melampsora lini

Conservation Status

Arizona Pocket Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Flax Rust

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Arizona Pocket Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Flax Rust

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found in Norway.

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.