Merriam’s Pocket Mouse vs Murrill'S Slender Caesar

Perognathus merriami compared with Amanita murrilliana

Key Differences

• Merriam’s Pocket Mouse is Least Concern while Murrill'S Slender Caesar is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Merriam’s Pocket Mouse	Murrill'S Slender Caesar
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Heteromyidae	Agaricaceae (Agarics)
Genus	Perognathus	Amanita (Amanitas)
Species	Perognathus merriami	Amanita murrilliana

Conservation Status

Merriam’s Pocket Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Murrill'S Slender Caesar

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Merriam’s Pocket Mouse	Murrill'S Slender Caesar
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Merriam’s Pocket Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Murrill'S Slender Caesar

Habitat

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

Range

Found in United States.