Fringed Cup vs Little Desert Pocket Mouse

Encoelia fimbriata compared with Chaetodipus arenarius

Key Differences

• Fringed Cup is Not Evaluated while Little Desert Pocket Mouse is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fringed Cup	Little Desert Pocket Mouse
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Leotiomycetes (Leotiomycetes)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Helotiales (Helotiales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Cenangiaceae	Heteromyidae
Genus	Encoelia	Chaetodipus
Species	Encoelia fimbriata	Chaetodipus arenarius

Conservation Status

Fringed Cup

NE — Not Evaluated

Little Desert Pocket Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Fringed Cup	Little Desert Pocket Mouse
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Fringed Cup

Little Desert Pocket Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.