Arizona Pocket Mouse vs Mira Climbing Rat

Perognathus amplus compared with Tylomys mirae

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Arizona Pocket Mouse	Mira Climbing Rat
Kingdom same	Animalia (Tier)	Animalia (Tier)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordatiere)	Chordata (Chordatiere)
Class same	Mammalia (Säugetiere)	Mammalia (Säugetiere)
Order same	Rodentia (Nagetiere)	Rodentia (Nagetiere)
Family	Heteromyidae	Cricetidae
Genus	Perognathus	Tylomys
Species	Perognathus amplus	Tylomys mirae

Evolutionary Relationship

Arizona Pocket Mouse and Mira Climbing Rat share a common ancestor at the Order level: Rodentia. (Nagetiere)

Conservation Status

Arizona Pocket Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Mira Climbing Rat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Arizona Pocket Mouse	Mira Climbing Rat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Arizona Pocket Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Mira Climbing Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Ecuador.

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.