August-Lily vs Merriam’s Pocket Mouse

Hosta plantaginea compared with Perognathus merriami

Key Differences

• August-Lily is Not Evaluated while Merriam’s Pocket Mouse is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	August-Lily	Merriam’s Pocket Mouse
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Asparagales (Asparagales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Asparagaceae	Heteromyidae
Genus	Hosta	Perognathus
Species	Hosta plantaginea	Perognathus merriami

Conservation Status

August-Lily

NE — Not Evaluated

Merriam’s Pocket Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	August-Lily	Merriam’s Pocket Mouse
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

August-Lily

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Found across Europe (4 countries) and North America (Canada, United States).

Merriam’s Pocket Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

August-Lily

The August-Lily (Hosta plantaginea) is a species in the genus Hosta. Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.