Green-tailed Emerald vs Merriam’s Pocket Mouse

Chlorostilbon alice compared with Perognathus merriami

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Green-tailed Emerald	Merriam’s Pocket Mouse
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Apodiformes (Apodiformes)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Trochilidae	Heteromyidae
Genus	Chlorostilbon	Perognathus
Species	Chlorostilbon alice	Perognathus merriami

Evolutionary Relationship

Green-tailed Emerald and Merriam’s Pocket Mouse share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Green-tailed Emerald

LC — Least Concern

Merriam’s Pocket Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Green-tailed Emerald	Merriam’s Pocket Mouse
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Green-tailed Emerald

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Distributed across Norway and Venezuela.

Merriam’s Pocket Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.