Arizona Pocket Mouse vs Scented Webcap

Perognathus amplus compared with Cortinarius agathosmus

Key Differences

• Arizona Pocket Mouse is Least Concern while Scented Webcap is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Arizona Pocket Mouse	Scented Webcap
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Heteromyidae	Cortinariaceae
Genus	Perognathus	Cortinarius
Species	Perognathus amplus	Cortinarius agathosmus

Conservation Status

Arizona Pocket Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Scented Webcap

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Arizona Pocket Mouse	Scented Webcap
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Arizona Pocket Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Scented Webcap

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Norway and Sweden. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

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.