Bearded Dapperling vs Merriam’s Pocket Mouse

Cystolepiota seminuda compared with Perognathus merriami

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bearded Dapperling	Merriam’s Pocket Mouse
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Agaricaceae (Agarics)	Heteromyidae
Genus	Cystolepiota	Perognathus
Species	Cystolepiota seminuda	Perognathus merriami

Conservation Status

Bearded Dapperling

LC — Least Concern

Merriam’s Pocket Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bearded Dapperling	Merriam’s Pocket Mouse
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bearded Dapperling

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and Taiwan.

Merriam’s Pocket Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Bearded Dapperling

The Bearded Dapperling (Cystolepiota seminuda) is a species in the genus Cystolepiota. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.