Edging Lobelia vs Merriam’s Pocket Mouse

Lobelia erinus compared with Perognathus merriami

Key Differences

• Edging Lobelia is Not Evaluated while Merriam’s Pocket Mouse is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Edging Lobelia	Merriam’s Pocket Mouse
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Campanulaceae	Heteromyidae
Genus	Lobelia	Perognathus
Species	Lobelia erinus	Perognathus merriami

Conservation Status

Edging Lobelia

NE — Not Evaluated

Merriam’s Pocket Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Edging Lobelia

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (4 countries), Europe (18 countries), North America (United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Colombia, Ecuador).

Merriam’s Pocket Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.