Arizona Pocket Mouse vs foothill flat sedge

Perognathus amplus compared with Cyperus amabilis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Arizona Pocket Mouse foothill flat sedge
Kingdom Animalia (Animals) Plantae (Plants)
Phylum Chordata (Chordates) Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class Mammalia (Mammals) Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order Rodentia (Rodents) Poales (Grasses)
Family Heteromyidae Cyperaceae
Genus Perognathus Cyperus
Species Perognathus amplus Cyperus amabilis

Conservation Status

Arizona Pocket Mouse

LC — Least Concern

foothill flat sedge

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Arizona Pocket Mouse foothill flat sedge
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Arizona Pocket Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

foothill flat sedge

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Burundi, Guinea, Madagascar), North America (Cuba), 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.

foothill flat sedge

No description available.

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