Merriam’s Pocket Mouse vs mountain melick

Perognathus merriami compared with Melica nutans

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Merriam’s Pocket Mouse	mountain melick
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Heteromyidae	Poaceae (Grass Family)
Genus	Perognathus	Melica
Species	Perognathus merriami	Melica nutans

Conservation Status

Merriam’s Pocket Mouse

LC — Least Concern

mountain melick

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Merriam’s Pocket Mouse	mountain melick
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Merriam’s Pocket Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

mountain melick

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.