Arizona Pocket Mouse vs Headfly

Perognathus amplus compared with Hydrotaea irritans

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Arizona Pocket Mouse	Headfly
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Diptera (Diptera)
Family	Heteromyidae	Muscidae
Genus	Perognathus	Hydrotaea
Species	Perognathus amplus	Hydrotaea irritans

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Arizona Pocket Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Headfly

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Arizona Pocket Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Headfly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

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.