Merriam’s Pocket Mouse vs Mountain Waxcap

Perognathus merriami compared with Hygrocybe salicis-herbaceae

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Merriam’s Pocket Mouse	Mountain Waxcap
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Heteromyidae	Hygrophoraceae
Genus	Perognathus	Hygrocybe
Species	Perognathus merriami	Hygrocybe salicis-herbaceae

Conservation Status

Merriam’s Pocket Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Mountain Waxcap

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Merriam’s Pocket Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Mountain Waxcap

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Norway and Sweden.