Arizona Pocket Mouse vs Oak Crust

Perognathus amplus compared with Peniophora quercina

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Arizona Pocket Mouse	Oak Crust
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Russulales (Russulales)
Family	Heteromyidae	Peniophoraceae
Genus	Perognathus	Peniophora
Species	Perognathus amplus	Peniophora quercina

Conservation Status

Arizona Pocket Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Oak Crust

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Arizona Pocket Mouse	Oak Crust
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Arizona Pocket Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Oak Crust

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, 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.