Bugloss Spear-wing vs Merriam’s Pocket Mouse

Tinagma ocnerostomella compared with Perognathus merriami

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bugloss Spear-wing	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	Douglasiidae	Heteromyidae
Genus	Tinagma	Perognathus
Species	Tinagma ocnerostomella	Perognathus merriami

Evolutionary Relationship

Bugloss Spear-wing and Merriam’s Pocket Mouse share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Bugloss Spear-wing

LC — Least Concern

Merriam’s Pocket Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bugloss Spear-wing	Merriam’s Pocket Mouse
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bugloss Spear-wing

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.

Bugloss Spear-wing

The Bugloss Spear-Wing (Tinagma ocnerostomella) is a species in the genus Tinagma. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.