Arizona Pocket Mouse vs Button Dodder

Perognathus amplus compared with Cuscuta cephalanthi

Key Differences

• Arizona Pocket Mouse is Least Concern while Button Dodder is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Arizona Pocket Mouse	Button Dodder
Kingdom	Animalia (Tier)	Plantae (Pflanzen)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordatiere)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Säugetiere)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Nagetiere)	Solanales (Nachtschattenartige)
Family	Heteromyidae	Convolvulaceae
Genus	Perognathus	Cuscuta
Species	Perognathus amplus	Cuscuta cephalanthi

Conservation Status

Arizona Pocket Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Button Dodder

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Arizona Pocket Mouse	Button Dodder
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Arizona Pocket Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Button Dodder

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.

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.

Button Dodder

The Button Dodder (Cuscuta cephalanthi) is a species in the genus Cuscuta. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.