Arizona Pocket Mouse vs Midday Jird

Perognathus amplus compared with Meriones meridianus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Arizona Pocket Mouse	Midday Jird
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	Meriones
Species	Perognathus amplus	Meriones meridianus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Arizona Pocket Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Midday Jird

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Arizona Pocket Mouse	Midday Jird
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Arizona Pocket Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Midday Jird

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.