Merriam’s Pocket Mouse vs mountain notchwort

Perognathus merriami compared with Tritomaria scitula

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Merriam’s Pocket Mouse	mountain notchwort
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Marchantiophyta (liverwort)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Jungermanniopsida (Jungermanniopsida)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Jungermanniales (Jungermanniales)
Family	Heteromyidae	Lophoziaceae
Genus	Perognathus	Tritomaria
Species	Perognathus merriami	Tritomaria scitula

Conservation Status

Merriam’s Pocket Mouse

LC — Least Concern

mountain notchwort

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Merriam’s Pocket Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

mountain notchwort

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Norway and Sweden.