Arizona Pocket Mouse vs Flea

Perognathus amplus compared with Nosopsyllus londiniensis

Key Differences

• Arizona Pocket Mouse is Least Concern while Flea is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Arizona Pocket Mouse	Flea
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Siphonaptera (Siphonaptera)
Family	Heteromyidae	Ceratophyllidae
Genus	Perognathus	Nosopsyllus
Species	Perognathus amplus	Nosopsyllus londiniensis

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Arizona Pocket Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Flea

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Arizona Pocket Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Flea

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Sweden and 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.