Arizona Pocket Mouse vs Sharp-Winged Drill

Perognathus amplus compared with Dichrorampha acuminatana

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Arizona Pocket Mouse	Sharp-Winged Drill
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Heteromyidae	Tortricidae
Genus	Perognathus	Dichrorampha
Species	Perognathus amplus	Dichrorampha acuminatana

Evolutionary Relationship

Arizona Pocket Mouse and Sharp-Winged Drill share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Arizona Pocket Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Sharp-Winged Drill

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Arizona Pocket Mouse	Sharp-Winged Drill
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Arizona Pocket Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Sharp-Winged Drill

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, 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.