Grass-Leaf Mud-Plantain vs Merriam’s Pocket Mouse

Heteranthera dubia compared with Perognathus merriami

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Grass-Leaf Mud-Plantain	Merriam’s Pocket Mouse
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Commelinales (Commelinales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Pontederiaceae	Heteromyidae
Genus	Heteranthera	Perognathus
Species	Heteranthera dubia	Perognathus merriami

Conservation Status

Grass-Leaf Mud-Plantain

LC — Least Concern

Merriam’s Pocket Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Grass-Leaf Mud-Plantain	Merriam’s Pocket Mouse
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Grass-Leaf Mud-Plantain

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.