vs Merriam’s Pocket Mouse

Chaenotheca stemonea compared with Perognathus merriami

Key Differences

• is Vulnerable while Merriam’s Pocket Mouse is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank		Merriam’s Pocket Mouse
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Coniocybomycetes (Coniocybomycetes)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Coniocybales (Coniocybales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Coniocybaceae	Heteromyidae
Genus	Chaenotheca	Perognathus
Species	Chaenotheca stemonea	Perognathus merriami

Conservation Status

VU — Vulnerable

Merriam’s Pocket Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Merriam’s Pocket Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

The Chaenotheca stemonea (Chaenotheca stemonea) is a species in the genus Chaenotheca. It is currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List. Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.