Merriam’s Pocket Mouse vs Nettle Rash

Perognathus merriami compared with Leptosphaeria acuta

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Merriam’s Pocket Mouse	Nettle Rash
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Dothideomycetes (Dothideomycetes)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Pleosporales (Pleosporales)
Family	Heteromyidae	Leptosphaeriaceae
Genus	Perognathus	Leptosphaeria
Species	Perognathus merriami	Leptosphaeria acuta

Conservation Status

Merriam’s Pocket Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Nettle Rash

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Merriam’s Pocket Mouse	Nettle Rash
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Merriam’s Pocket Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Nettle Rash

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.