Arizona Pocket Mouse vs Nut Pine

Perognathus amplus compared with Pinus quadrifolia

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Arizona Pocket Mouse	Nut Pine
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Coniferophyta (Conifers)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Pinopsida (Conifers)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Pinales (Pines & Allies)
Family	Heteromyidae	Pinaceae (Pine Family)
Genus	Perognathus	Pinus (Pines)
Species	Perognathus amplus	Pinus quadrifolia

Conservation Status

Arizona Pocket Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Nut Pine

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Arizona Pocket Mouse	Nut Pine
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Arizona Pocket Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Nut Pine

Habitat

Typically found in temperate and boreal forests, often at higher elevations.

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.