Arizona Pocket Mouse vs Waved Pincertail

Perognathus amplus compared with Onychogomphus flexuosus

Key Differences

• Arizona Pocket Mouse is Least Concern while Waved Pincertail is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Arizona Pocket Mouse	Waved Pincertail
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Odonata (Odonata)
Family	Heteromyidae	Gomphidae
Genus	Perognathus	Onychogomphus
Species	Perognathus amplus	Onychogomphus flexuosus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Arizona Pocket Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Waved Pincertail

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Arizona Pocket Mouse	Waved Pincertail
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Arizona Pocket Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Waved Pincertail

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

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.