Arizona Pocket Mouse vs Long-clawed Shrew

Perognathus amplus compared with Sorex unguiculatus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Arizona Pocket Mouse Long-clawed Shrew
Kingdom same Animalia (animal) Animalia (animal)
Phylum same Chordata (Chordates) Chordata (Chordates)
Class same Mammalia (mammifères) Mammalia (mammifères)
Order Rodentia (Rodents) Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family Heteromyidae Soricidae
Genus Perognathus Sorex
Species Perognathus amplus Sorex unguiculatus

Evolutionary Relationship

Arizona Pocket Mouse and Long-clawed Shrew share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (mammifères)

Conservation Status

Arizona Pocket Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Long-clawed Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Arizona Pocket Mouse Long-clawed Shrew
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Arizona Pocket Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Long-clawed Shrew

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.

Long-clawed Shrew

No description available.

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