Arizona Pocket Mouse vs Pinecone Cap

Perognathus amplus compared with Strobilurus tenacellus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Arizona Pocket Mouse	Pinecone Cap
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Heteromyidae	Physalacriaceae
Genus	Perognathus	Strobilurus
Species	Perognathus amplus	Strobilurus tenacellus

Conservation Status

Arizona Pocket Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Pinecone Cap

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Arizona Pocket Mouse	Pinecone Cap
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Arizona Pocket Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Pinecone Cap

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States.

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.