Beach Pea vs Little Desert Pocket Mouse

Lathyrus japonicus compared with Chaetodipus arenarius

Key Differences

• Beach Pea is Extinct while Little Desert Pocket Mouse is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Beach Pea	Little Desert Pocket Mouse
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Fabaceae	Heteromyidae
Genus	Lathyrus	Chaetodipus
Species	Lathyrus japonicus	Chaetodipus arenarius

Conservation Status

Beach Pea

EX — Extinct

Little Desert Pocket Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Beach Pea	Little Desert Pocket Mouse
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Beach Pea

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Found across Europe (7 countries) and North America (Canada, United States).

Little Desert Pocket Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Beach Pea

The Beach Pea (Lathyrus japonicus) is a species in the genus Lathyrus. It is currently classified as Extinct on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.