Merriam’s Pocket Mouse vs mountain spike-moss

Perognathus merriami compared with Selaginella densa

Key Differences

• Merriam’s Pocket Mouse is Least Concern while mountain spike-moss is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Merriam’s Pocket Mouse	mountain spike-moss
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Tracheophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Lycopodiopsida (Lycopodiopsida)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Selaginellales (Selaginellales)
Family	Heteromyidae	Selaginellaceae
Genus	Perognathus	Selaginella
Species	Perognathus merriami	Selaginella densa

Conservation Status

Merriam’s Pocket Mouse

LC — Least Concern

mountain spike-moss

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Merriam’s Pocket Mouse	mountain spike-moss
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Merriam’s Pocket Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

mountain spike-moss

Habitat

Native to North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found in Canada.