Arizona Pocket Mouse vs Stargrass

Perognathus amplus compared with Cynodon plectostachyus

Key Differences

• Arizona Pocket Mouse is Least Concern while Stargrass is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Arizona Pocket Mouse	Stargrass
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	Cynodon
Species	Perognathus amplus	Cynodon plectostachyus

Conservation Status

Arizona Pocket Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Stargrass

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Arizona Pocket Mouse	Stargrass
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Arizona Pocket Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Stargrass

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Madagascar, Mauritius), Asia (India, Japan, Taiwan), North America (Cuba, Mexico, United States), 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.