Arizona Pocket Mouse vs Red Sumac

Perognathus amplus compared with Rhus glabra

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Arizona Pocket Mouse	Red Sumac
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Sapindales (Sapindales)
Family	Heteromyidae	Anacardiaceae
Genus	Perognathus	Rhus
Species	Perognathus amplus	Rhus glabra

Conservation Status

Arizona Pocket Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Red Sumac

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Arizona Pocket Mouse	Red Sumac
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Arizona Pocket Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Red Sumac

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (4 countries), North America (Canada, United States), and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia).

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.