Brookweed vs Little Pocket Mouse

Samolus valerandi compared with Perognathus longimembris

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brookweed	Little Pocket Mouse
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Ericales (Ericales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Primulaceae	Heteromyidae
Genus	Samolus	Perognathus
Species	Samolus valerandi	Perognathus longimembris

Conservation Status

Brookweed

LC — Least Concern

Little Pocket Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brookweed	Little Pocket Mouse
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Brookweed

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (5 countries), North America (United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Brazil, Chile).

Little Pocket Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Brookweed

The Brookweed (Samolus valerandi) is a species in the genus Samolus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.