Arizona Pocket Mouse vs Rusty Dot

Perognathus amplus compared with Udea ferrugalis

Key Differences

• Arizona Pocket Mouse is Least Concern while Rusty Dot is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Arizona Pocket Mouse	Rusty Dot
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Heteromyidae	Crambidae
Genus	Perognathus	Udea
Species	Perognathus amplus	Udea ferrugalis

Evolutionary Relationship

Arizona Pocket Mouse and Rusty Dot share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Arizona Pocket Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Rusty Dot

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Arizona Pocket Mouse	Rusty Dot
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Arizona Pocket Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Rusty Dot

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (5 countries), Asia (Taiwan), and Europe (5 countries).

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.