Arizona Pocket Mouse vs Gorse Lacebug

Perognathus amplus compared with Dictyonota strichnocera

Key Differences

• Arizona Pocket Mouse is Least Concern while Gorse Lacebug is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Arizona Pocket Mouse	Gorse Lacebug
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Hemiptera (Hemiptera)
Family	Heteromyidae	Tingidae
Genus	Perognathus	Dictyonota
Species	Perognathus amplus	Dictyonota strichnocera

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Arizona Pocket Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Gorse Lacebug

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Arizona Pocket Mouse	Gorse Lacebug
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Arizona Pocket Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Gorse Lacebug

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium and Denmark.

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.