Highwater Grass vs Merriam’s Pocket Mouse

Sporobolus pumilus compared with Perognathus merriami

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Highwater 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	Sporobolus	Perognathus
Species	Sporobolus pumilus	Perognathus merriami

Conservation Status

Highwater Grass

LC — Least Concern

Merriam’s Pocket Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Highwater Grass

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada, Italy, and United States.

Merriam’s Pocket Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.