Arizona Pocket Mouse vs Willow Tarspot

Perognathus amplus compared with Rhytisma salicinum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Arizona Pocket Mouse	Willow Tarspot
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Leotiomycetes (Leotiomycetes)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Rhytismatales (Rhytismatales)
Family	Heteromyidae	Rhytismataceae
Genus	Perognathus	Rhytisma
Species	Perognathus amplus	Rhytisma salicinum

Conservation Status

Arizona Pocket Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Willow Tarspot

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Arizona Pocket Mouse	Willow Tarspot
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Arizona Pocket Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Willow Tarspot

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

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.