Arizona Pocket Mouse vs Streamside Swordfern

Perognathus amplus compared with Nephrolepis rivularis

Key Differences

• Arizona Pocket Mouse is Least Concern while Streamside Swordfern is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Arizona Pocket Mouse	Streamside Swordfern
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Tracheophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)
Family	Heteromyidae	Nephrolepidaceae
Genus	Perognathus	Nephrolepis
Species	Perognathus amplus	Nephrolepis rivularis

Conservation Status

Arizona Pocket Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Streamside Swordfern

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Arizona Pocket Mouse	Streamside Swordfern
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Arizona Pocket Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Streamside Swordfern

Habitat

Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Colombia, and Cuba.

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.