Arizona Pocket Mouse vs silverleaf desmodium

Perognathus amplus compared with Desmodium uncinatum

Key Differences

  • Arizona Pocket Mouse is Least Concern while silverleaf desmodium is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Arizona Pocket Mouse silverleaf desmodium
Kingdom Animalia (Animals) Plantae (Plants)
Phylum Chordata (Chordates) Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class Mammalia (Mammals) Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order Rodentia (Rodents) Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family Heteromyidae Fabaceae
Genus Perognathus Desmodium
Species Perognathus amplus Desmodium uncinatum

Conservation Status

Arizona Pocket Mouse

LC — Least Concern

silverleaf desmodium

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Arizona Pocket Mouse silverleaf desmodium
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Arizona Pocket Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

silverleaf desmodium

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (10 countries), Asia (India, Taiwan), North America (El Salvador, Honduras), Oceania and the Pacific (5 countries), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

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.

silverleaf desmodium

No description available.

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