Black-headed Dwarf vs Merriam’s Pocket Mouse

Elachista atricomella compared with Perognathus merriami

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-headed Dwarf	Merriam’s Pocket Mouse
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Elachistidae	Heteromyidae
Genus	Elachista	Perognathus
Species	Elachista atricomella	Perognathus merriami

Evolutionary Relationship

Black-headed Dwarf and Merriam’s Pocket Mouse share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Black-headed Dwarf

LC — Least Concern

Merriam’s Pocket Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-headed Dwarf	Merriam’s Pocket Mouse
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-headed Dwarf

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

Merriam’s Pocket Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Black-headed Dwarf

The Black-headed Dwarf (Elachista atricomella) is a species in the genus Elachista. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.