Arizona Pocket Mouse vs Hide Beetle

Perognathus amplus compared with Dermestes maculatus

Key Differences

• Arizona Pocket Mouse is Least Concern while Hide Beetle is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Arizona Pocket Mouse	Hide Beetle
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Coleoptera (Beetles)
Family	Heteromyidae	Dermestidae
Genus	Perognathus	Dermestes
Species	Perognathus amplus	Dermestes maculatus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Arizona Pocket Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Hide Beetle

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Arizona Pocket Mouse	Hide Beetle
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Arizona Pocket Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Hide Beetle

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Japan, Taiwan), Europe (15 countries), North America (Canada), and South America (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.