Grass vs Merriam’s Pocket Mouse

Eriochloa procera compared with Perognathus merriami

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	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	Eriochloa	Perognathus
Species	Eriochloa procera	Perognathus merriami

Conservation Status

Grass

NE — Not Evaluated

Merriam’s Pocket Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Grass

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Singapore, Taiwan), Europe (7 countries), North America (United States), Oceania and the Pacific (5 countries), and South America (4 countries).

Merriam’s Pocket Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.