Arizona Pocket Mouse vs Mottled Marble

Perognathus amplus compared with Bactra furfurana

Key Differences

• Arizona Pocket Mouse is Least Concern while Mottled Marble is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Arizona Pocket Mouse	Mottled Marble
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Heteromyidae	Tortricidae
Genus	Perognathus	Bactra
Species	Perognathus amplus	Bactra furfurana

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Arizona Pocket Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Mottled Marble

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Arizona Pocket Mouse	Mottled Marble
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Arizona Pocket Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Mottled Marble

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (4 countries), and North America (Canada, United States). Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

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.