Indehiscent Pigweed vs Plains Pocket Mouse

Amaranthus standleyanus compared with Perognathus flavescens

Key Differences

• Indehiscent Pigweed is Not Evaluated while Plains Pocket Mouse is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Indehiscent Pigweed	Plains Pocket Mouse
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Amaranthaceae	Heteromyidae
Genus	Amaranthus	Perognathus
Species	Amaranthus standleyanus	Perognathus flavescens

Conservation Status

Indehiscent Pigweed

NE — Not Evaluated

Plains Pocket Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Indehiscent Pigweed	Plains Pocket Mouse
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Indehiscent Pigweed

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Morocco, South Africa), Asia (China), and Europe (14 countries).

Plains Pocket Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.