Arizona Pocket Mouse vs Thrips

Perognathus amplus compared with Aptinothrips stylifer

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Arizona Pocket Mouse	Thrips
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Thysanoptera (Thysanoptera)
Family	Heteromyidae	Thripidae
Genus	Perognathus	Aptinothrips
Species	Perognathus amplus	Aptinothrips stylifer

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Arizona Pocket Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Thrips

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Arizona Pocket Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Thrips

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across 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.