Arizona Pocket Mouse vs Rusty Snaketail

Perognathus amplus compared with Ophiogomphus rupinsulensis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Arizona Pocket Mouse	Rusty Snaketail
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Odonata (Odonata)
Family	Heteromyidae	Gomphidae
Genus	Perognathus	Ophiogomphus
Species	Perognathus amplus	Ophiogomphus rupinsulensis

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Arizona Pocket Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Rusty Snaketail

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Arizona Pocket Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Rusty Snaketail

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found in United States.

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.