Arizona Pocket Mouse vs Round ray

Perognathus amplus compared with Irolita waitii

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Arizona Pocket Mouse	Round ray
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Elasmobranchii
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Rajiformes (Rajiformes)
Family	Heteromyidae	Arhynchobatidae
Genus	Perognathus	Irolita
Species	Perognathus amplus	Irolita waitii

Evolutionary Relationship

Arizona Pocket Mouse and Round ray share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Arizona Pocket Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Round ray

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Arizona Pocket Mouse	Round ray
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Arizona Pocket Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Round ray

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.