Arizona Pocket Mouse vs Thread Weed

Perognathus amplus compared with Ulva compressa

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Arizona Pocket Mouse	Thread Weed
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Chlorophyta (Chlorophyta)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Ulvophyceae (Ulvophyceae)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Ulvales (Ulvales)
Family	Heteromyidae	Ulvaceae
Genus	Perognathus	Ulva
Species	Perognathus amplus	Ulva compressa

Conservation Status

Arizona Pocket Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Thread Weed

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Arizona Pocket Mouse	Thread Weed
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Arizona Pocket Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Thread Weed

Habitat

Native to Asia and Europe and Oceania, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (4 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (New Zealand), and South America (Brazil).

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.