Longbract Wakerobin vs Merriam’s Pocket Mouse

Trillium underwoodii compared with Perognathus merriami

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Longbract Wakerobin	Merriam’s Pocket Mouse
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Liliales (Liliales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Melanthiaceae	Heteromyidae
Genus	Trillium	Perognathus
Species	Trillium underwoodii	Perognathus merriami

Conservation Status

Longbract Wakerobin

LC — Least Concern

Merriam’s Pocket Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Longbract Wakerobin	Merriam’s Pocket Mouse
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Longbract Wakerobin

Habitat

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

Merriam’s Pocket Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.