Green Mountain Grasshopper vs Merriam’s Pocket Mouse

Miramella alpina compared with Perognathus merriami

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Green Mountain Grasshopper	Merriam’s Pocket Mouse
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Orthoptera (Orthoptera)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Acrididae	Heteromyidae
Genus	Miramella	Perognathus
Species	Miramella alpina	Perognathus merriami

Evolutionary Relationship

Green Mountain Grasshopper and Merriam’s Pocket Mouse share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Green Mountain Grasshopper

LC — Least Concern

Merriam’s Pocket Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Green Mountain Grasshopper	Merriam’s Pocket Mouse
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Green Mountain Grasshopper

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Merriam’s Pocket Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.