Merriam’s Pocket Mouse vs Northern Marsupial Mole

Perognathus merriami compared with Notoryctes caurinus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Merriam’s Pocket Mouse	Northern Marsupial Mole
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Notoryctemorphia (Notoryctemorphia)
Family	Heteromyidae	Notoryctidae
Genus	Perognathus	Notoryctes
Species	Perognathus merriami	Notoryctes caurinus

Evolutionary Relationship

Merriam’s Pocket Mouse and Northern Marsupial Mole share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Merriam’s Pocket Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Northern Marsupial Mole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Merriam’s Pocket Mouse	Northern Marsupial Mole
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Merriam’s Pocket Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Northern Marsupial Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.