Arroyo Bluet vs Merriam’s Pocket Mouse

Enallagma praevarum compared with Perognathus merriami

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Arroyo Bluet	Merriam’s Pocket Mouse
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Odonata (Odonata)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Coenagrionidae	Heteromyidae
Genus	Enallagma	Perognathus
Species	Enallagma praevarum	Perognathus merriami

Evolutionary Relationship

Arroyo Bluet and Merriam’s Pocket Mouse share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Arroyo Bluet

LC — Least Concern

Merriam’s Pocket Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Arroyo Bluet	Merriam’s Pocket Mouse
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Arroyo Bluet

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found in Colombia.

Merriam’s Pocket Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Arroyo Bluet

The Arroyo Bluet, Enallagma praevarum, is a species. It is currently assessed as least concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.