Devil'S Shoestring vs Little Desert Pocket Mouse

Polygonum erectum compared with Chaetodipus arenarius

Key Differences

• Devil'S Shoestring is Not Evaluated while Little Desert Pocket Mouse is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Devil'S Shoestring	Little Desert Pocket Mouse
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Polygonaceae	Heteromyidae
Genus	Polygonum	Chaetodipus
Species	Polygonum erectum	Chaetodipus arenarius

Conservation Status

Devil'S Shoestring

NE — Not Evaluated

Little Desert Pocket Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Devil'S Shoestring	Little Desert Pocket Mouse
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Devil'S Shoestring

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada, Sweden, and United States.

Little Desert Pocket Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.