Merriam’s Pocket Mouse vs Oak Blackhead

Perognathus merriami compared with Diatrypella quercina

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Merriam’s Pocket Mouse	Oak Blackhead
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Sordariomycetes (Sordariomycetes)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Xylariales (Xylariales)
Family	Heteromyidae	Diatrypaceae
Genus	Perognathus	Diatrypella
Species	Perognathus merriami	Diatrypella quercina

Conservation Status

Merriam’s Pocket Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Oak Blackhead

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Merriam’s Pocket Mouse	Oak Blackhead
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Merriam’s Pocket Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Oak Blackhead

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Norway, Portugal, and Sweden.