Merriam’s Pocket Mouse vs Mountain Ricegrass

Perognathus merriami compared with Piptatheropsis pungens

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Merriam’s Pocket Mouse	Mountain Ricegrass
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	Piptatheropsis
Species	Perognathus merriami	Piptatheropsis pungens

Conservation Status

Merriam’s Pocket Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Mountain Ricegrass

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Merriam’s Pocket Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Mountain Ricegrass

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.