Arizona Pocket Mouse vs scratch grass

Perognathus amplus compared with Muhlenbergia asperifolia

Key Differences

• Arizona Pocket Mouse is Least Concern while scratch grass is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Arizona Pocket Mouse	scratch grass
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Heteromyidae	Poaceae (Grass Family)
Genus	Perognathus	Muhlenbergia
Species	Perognathus amplus	Muhlenbergia asperifolia

Conservation Status

Arizona Pocket Mouse

LC — Least Concern

scratch grass

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Arizona Pocket Mouse	scratch grass
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Arizona Pocket Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

scratch grass

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Found in Canada.

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.