Arizona Pocket Mouse vs Foxtail

Perognathus amplus compared with Amaranthus caudatus

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Arizona Pocket Mouse	Foxtail
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)
Family	Heteromyidae	Amaranthaceae
Genus	Perognathus	Amaranthus
Species	Perognathus amplus	Amaranthus caudatus

Conservation Status

Arizona Pocket Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Foxtail

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Arizona Pocket Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Foxtail

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (8 countries), Asia (11 countries), Europe (27 countries), North America (Canada, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), 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.