Merriam’s Pocket Mouse vs Mountain Cup

Perognathus merriami compared with Geopora arenosa

Key Differences

• Merriam’s Pocket Mouse is Least Concern while Mountain Cup is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Merriam’s Pocket Mouse	Mountain Cup
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Pezizomycetes (Pezizomycetes)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Pezizales (Pezizales)
Family	Heteromyidae	Pyronemataceae
Genus	Perognathus	Geopora
Species	Perognathus merriami	Geopora arenosa

Conservation Status

Merriam’s Pocket Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Mountain Cup

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Merriam’s Pocket Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Mountain Cup

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found in Norway.