Chevron Snout vs Merriam’s Pocket Mouse

Hypena lividalis compared with Perognathus merriami

Key Differences

• Chevron Snout is Not Evaluated while Merriam’s Pocket Mouse is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chevron Snout	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	Erebidae	Heteromyidae
Genus	Hypena	Perognathus
Species	Hypena lividalis	Perognathus merriami

Evolutionary Relationship

Chevron Snout and Merriam’s Pocket Mouse share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Chevron Snout

NE — Not Evaluated

Merriam’s Pocket Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chevron Snout

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Portugal, South Africa, Sweden, and Yemen.

Merriam’s Pocket Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Chevron Snout

The Chevron Snout (Hypena lividalis) is a species in the genus Hypena. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.