Arizona Pocket Mouse vs Kozlov’s Pygmy Jerboa

Perognathus amplus compared with Salpingotus kozlovi

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Arizona Pocket Mouse	Kozlov’s Pygmy Jerboa
Kingdom same	Animalia (animal)	Animalia (animal)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (mammifères)	Mammalia (mammifères)
Order same	Rodentia (Rodents)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Heteromyidae	Dipodidae
Genus	Perognathus	Salpingotus
Species	Perognathus amplus	Salpingotus kozlovi

Evolutionary Relationship

Arizona Pocket Mouse and Kozlov’s Pygmy Jerboa share a common ancestor at the Order level: Rodentia. (Rodents)

Conservation Status

Arizona Pocket Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Kozlov’s Pygmy Jerboa

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Arizona Pocket Mouse	Kozlov’s Pygmy Jerboa
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Arizona Pocket Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Kozlov’s Pygmy Jerboa

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

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.