Arizona Pocket Mouse vs Drylands Laucha

Perognathus amplus compared with Calomys musculinus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Arizona Pocket Mouse	Drylands Laucha
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (cordados)	Chordata (cordados)
Class same	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order same	Rodentia (Roedores)	Rodentia (Roedores)
Family	Heteromyidae	Cricetidae
Genus	Perognathus	Calomys
Species	Perognathus amplus	Calomys musculinus

Evolutionary Relationship

Arizona Pocket Mouse and Drylands Laucha share a common ancestor at the Order level: Rodentia. (Roedores)

Conservation Status

Arizona Pocket Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Drylands Laucha

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Arizona Pocket Mouse	Drylands Laucha
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Arizona Pocket Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Drylands Laucha

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.