Arizona Pocket Mouse vs Mountain Cup

Perognathus amplus compared with Geopora arenosa

Key Differences

• Arizona Pocket Mouse is Least Concern while Mountain Cup is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Arizona Pocket Mouse	Mountain Cup
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Pezizomycetes (Pezizomycetes)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Pezizales (Pezizales)
Family	Heteromyidae	Pyronemataceae
Genus	Perognathus	Geopora
Species	Perognathus amplus	Geopora arenosa

Conservation Status

Arizona Pocket Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Mountain Cup

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Arizona Pocket Mouse	Mountain Cup
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Arizona Pocket Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Mountain Cup

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found in Norway.

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.