Arizona Pocket Mouse vs Staph Beetle

Perognathus amplus compared with Tasgius ater

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Arizona Pocket Mouse	Staph Beetle
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Coleoptera (Beetles)
Family	Heteromyidae	Staphylinidae
Genus	Perognathus	Tasgius
Species	Perognathus amplus	Tasgius ater

Evolutionary Relationship

Arizona Pocket Mouse and Staph Beetle share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Arizona Pocket Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Staph Beetle

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Arizona Pocket Mouse	Staph Beetle
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Arizona Pocket Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Staph Beetle

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Canada, 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.