Arizona Pocket Mouse vs Jackswitch

Perognathus amplus compared with Corchorus hirsutus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Arizona Pocket Mouse	Jackswitch
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Malvales (Malvales)
Family	Heteromyidae	Malvaceae
Genus	Perognathus	Corchorus
Species	Perognathus amplus	Corchorus hirsutus

Conservation Status

Arizona Pocket Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Jackswitch

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Arizona Pocket Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Jackswitch

Habitat

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

Range

Found in United States.

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.