Arizona Pocket Mouse vs Seneca Root

Perognathus amplus compared with Polygala senega

Key Differences

• Arizona Pocket Mouse is Least Concern while Seneca Root is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Arizona Pocket Mouse	Seneca Root
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Heteromyidae	Polygalaceae
Genus	Perognathus	Polygala
Species	Perognathus amplus	Polygala senega

Conservation Status

Arizona Pocket Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Seneca Root

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Arizona Pocket Mouse	Seneca Root
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Arizona Pocket Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Seneca Root

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Distributed across Canada, Japan, and 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.