Desert Darter vs Merriam’s Pocket Mouse

Sympetrum sinaiticum compared with Perognathus merriami

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Desert Darter	Merriam’s Pocket Mouse
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Odonata (Odonata)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Libellulidae	Heteromyidae
Genus	Sympetrum	Perognathus
Species	Sympetrum sinaiticum	Perognathus merriami

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Desert Darter

LC — Least Concern

Merriam’s Pocket Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Desert Darter

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Merriam’s Pocket Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.