Arizona Pocket Mouse vs Procumbent Cotoneaster

Perognathus amplus compared with Cotoneaster prostratus

Key Differences

• Arizona Pocket Mouse is Least Concern while Procumbent Cotoneaster is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Arizona Pocket Mouse	Procumbent Cotoneaster
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Rosales (Roses & Allies)
Family	Heteromyidae	Rosaceae (Rose Family)
Genus	Perognathus	Cotoneaster
Species	Perognathus amplus	Cotoneaster prostratus

Conservation Status

Arizona Pocket Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Procumbent Cotoneaster

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Arizona Pocket Mouse	Procumbent Cotoneaster
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Arizona Pocket Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Procumbent Cotoneaster

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, France, Netherlands, and United Kingdom.

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.