Arizona Shrew vs Merriam’s Pocket Mouse

Sorex arizonae compared with Perognathus merriami

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Arizona Shrew	Merriam’s Pocket Mouse
Kingdom same	Animalia (hewan)	Animalia (hewan)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (mamalia)	Mammalia (mamalia)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Rodentia (hewan pengerat)
Family	Soricidae	Heteromyidae
Genus	Sorex	Perognathus
Species	Sorex arizonae	Perognathus merriami

Evolutionary Relationship

Arizona Shrew and Merriam’s Pocket Mouse share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (mamalia)

Conservation Status

Arizona Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Merriam’s Pocket Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Arizona Shrew	Merriam’s Pocket Mouse
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Arizona Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Merriam’s Pocket Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Arizona Shrew

The Arizona Shrew, Sorex arizonae, is a species. It is currently assessed as least concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.