Merriam’s Pocket Mouse vs mountain willow

Perognathus merriami compared with Salix barclayi

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Merriam’s Pocket Mouse	mountain willow
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)
Family	Heteromyidae	Salicaceae
Genus	Perognathus	Salix
Species	Perognathus merriami	Salix barclayi

Conservation Status

Merriam’s Pocket Mouse

LC — Least Concern

mountain willow

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Merriam’s Pocket Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

mountain willow

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Distributed across Canada and Norway.