Merriam’s Pocket Mouse vs Multilobed Dandelion

Perognathus merriami compared with Taraxacum angustisquameum

Key Differences

• Merriam’s Pocket Mouse is Least Concern while Multilobed Dandelion is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Merriam’s Pocket Mouse	Multilobed Dandelion
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Heteromyidae	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Perognathus	Taraxacum
Species	Perognathus merriami	Taraxacum angustisquameum

Conservation Status

Merriam’s Pocket Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Multilobed Dandelion

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Merriam’s Pocket Mouse	Multilobed Dandelion
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Merriam’s Pocket Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Multilobed Dandelion

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Iceland, Norway, and Sweden.