Arizona Pocket Mouse vs Rough-Tailed

Perognathus amplus compared with Bathytoshia centroura

Key Differences

• Arizona Pocket Mouse is Least Concern while Rough-Tailed is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Arizona Pocket Mouse	Rough-Tailed
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Elasmobranchii
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Myliobatiformes (Myliobatiformes)
Family	Heteromyidae	Dasyatidae
Genus	Perognathus	Bathytoshia
Species	Perognathus amplus	Bathytoshia centroura

Evolutionary Relationship

Arizona Pocket Mouse and Rough-Tailed share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Arizona Pocket Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Rough-Tailed

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Arizona Pocket Mouse	Rough-Tailed
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Arizona Pocket Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Rough-Tailed

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.