Arrowhead Piculet vs Merriam’s Pocket Mouse

Picumnus minutissimus compared with Perognathus merriami

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Arrowhead Piculet	Merriam’s Pocket Mouse
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Piciformes (Piciformes)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Picidae	Heteromyidae
Genus	Picumnus	Perognathus
Species	Picumnus minutissimus	Perognathus merriami

Evolutionary Relationship

Arrowhead Piculet and Merriam’s Pocket Mouse share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Arrowhead Piculet

LC — Least Concern

Merriam’s Pocket Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Arrowhead Piculet	Merriam’s Pocket Mouse
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Arrowhead Piculet

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Found in Norway.

Merriam’s Pocket Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Arrowhead Piculet

The Arrowhead Piculet, Picumnus minutissimus, is a species. It is currently assessed as least concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.