King Pin vs Merriam’s Pocket Mouse

Chaenothecopsis debilis compared with Perognathus merriami

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	King Pin	Merriam’s Pocket Mouse
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Eurotiomycetes (Eurotiomycetes)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Mycocaliciales (Mycocaliciales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Mycocaliciaceae	Heteromyidae
Genus	Chaenothecopsis	Perognathus
Species	Chaenothecopsis debilis	Perognathus merriami

Conservation Status

King Pin

LC — Least Concern

Merriam’s Pocket Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

King Pin

Habitat

Native to Europe and North America and South America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States.

Merriam’s Pocket Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.