Arizona Pocket Mouse vs Malayan Water Shrew

Perognathus amplus compared with Chimarrogale hantu

Key Differences

• Arizona Pocket Mouse is Least Concern while Malayan Water Shrew is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Arizona Pocket Mouse	Malayan Water Shrew
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Heteromyidae	Soricidae
Genus	Perognathus	Chimarrogale
Species	Perognathus amplus	Chimarrogale hantu

Evolutionary Relationship

Arizona Pocket Mouse and Malayan Water Shrew share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Arizona Pocket Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Malayan Water Shrew

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Arizona Pocket Mouse	Malayan Water Shrew
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Arizona Pocket Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Malayan Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

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.