Merriam’s Pocket Mouse vs Narrowleaf hawkweed

Perognathus merriami compared with Hieracium umbellatum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Merriam’s Pocket Mouse	Narrowleaf hawkweed
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	Hieracium
Species	Perognathus merriami	Hieracium umbellatum

Conservation Status

Merriam’s Pocket Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Narrowleaf hawkweed

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Merriam’s Pocket Mouse	Narrowleaf hawkweed
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Merriam’s Pocket Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Narrowleaf hawkweed

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (7 countries) and North America (Canada, United States).