False Dotted Border vs Merriam’s Pocket Mouse

Belenois thysa compared with Perognathus merriami

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	False Dotted Border	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	Pieridae	Heteromyidae
Genus	Belenois	Perognathus
Species	Belenois thysa	Perognathus merriami

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

False Dotted Border

LC — Least Concern

Merriam’s Pocket Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

False Dotted Border

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Merriam’s Pocket Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.