Merriam’s Pocket Mouse vs Moustached Darter

Perognathus merriami compared with Sympetrum vulgatum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Merriam’s Pocket Mouse	Moustached Darter
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Odonata (Odonata)
Family	Heteromyidae	Libellulidae
Genus	Perognathus	Sympetrum
Species	Perognathus merriami	Sympetrum vulgatum

Evolutionary Relationship

Merriam’s Pocket Mouse and Moustached Darter share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Merriam’s Pocket Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Moustached Darter

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Merriam’s Pocket Mouse	Moustached Darter
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Merriam’s Pocket Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Moustached Darter

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Luxembourg, Norway, and Sweden.