Flat-Stem Oat Grass vs Merriam’s Pocket Mouse

Danthonia compressa compared with Perognathus merriami

Key Differences

• Flat-Stem Oat Grass is Not Evaluated while Merriam’s Pocket Mouse is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Flat-Stem Oat Grass	Merriam’s Pocket Mouse
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Poales (Grasses)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Poaceae (Grass Family)	Heteromyidae
Genus	Danthonia	Perognathus
Species	Danthonia compressa	Perognathus merriami

Conservation Status

Flat-Stem Oat Grass

NE — Not Evaluated

Merriam’s Pocket Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Flat-Stem Oat Grass	Merriam’s Pocket Mouse
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Flat-Stem Oat Grass

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.

Merriam’s Pocket Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.