Merriam’s Pocket Mouse vs Mountain Sorrel Rust

Perognathus merriami compared with Puccinia oxyriae

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Merriam’s Pocket Mouse	Mountain Sorrel Rust
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Pucciniomycetes (Pucciniomycetes)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Pucciniales (Pucciniales)
Family	Heteromyidae	Pucciniaceae
Genus	Perognathus	Puccinia
Species	Perognathus merriami	Puccinia oxyriae

Conservation Status

Merriam’s Pocket Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Mountain Sorrel Rust

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Merriam’s Pocket Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Mountain Sorrel Rust

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Norway and Sweden.