Arizona Pocket Mouse vs Netted Mountain Moth

Perognathus amplus compared with Macaria carbonaria

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Arizona Pocket Mouse	Netted Mountain Moth
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Heteromyidae	Geometridae
Genus	Perognathus	Macaria
Species	Perognathus amplus	Macaria carbonaria

Evolutionary Relationship

Arizona Pocket Mouse and Netted Mountain Moth share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Arizona Pocket Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Netted Mountain Moth

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Arizona Pocket Mouse	Netted Mountain Moth
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Arizona Pocket Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Netted Mountain Moth

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

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.