Arizona Pocket Mouse vs Tan Ear

Perognathus amplus compared with Otidea alutacea

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Arizona Pocket Mouse	Tan Ear
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Pezizomycetes (Pezizomycetes)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Pezizales (Pezizales)
Family	Heteromyidae	Otideaceae
Genus	Perognathus	Otidea
Species	Perognathus amplus	Otidea alutacea

Conservation Status

Arizona Pocket Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Tan Ear

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Arizona Pocket Mouse	Tan Ear
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Arizona Pocket Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Tan Ear

Habitat

Native to Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

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.