Arizona Pocket Mouse vs Dusky Hopping Mouse

Perognathus amplus compared with Notomys fuscus

Key Differences

• Arizona Pocket Mouse is Least Concern while Dusky Hopping Mouse is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Arizona Pocket Mouse	Dusky Hopping Mouse
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	Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus	Perognathus	Notomys
Species	Perognathus amplus	Notomys fuscus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Arizona Pocket Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Dusky Hopping Mouse

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Arizona Pocket Mouse	Dusky Hopping Mouse
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Arizona Pocket Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Dusky Hopping Mouse

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.