Merriam’s Pocket Mouse vs Ocellated Emerald

Perognathus merriami compared with Somatochlora minor

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Merriam’s Pocket Mouse	Ocellated Emerald
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Odonata (Odonata)
Family	Heteromyidae	Corduliidae
Genus	Perognathus	Somatochlora
Species	Perognathus merriami	Somatochlora minor

Evolutionary Relationship

Merriam’s Pocket Mouse and Ocellated Emerald share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Merriam’s Pocket Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Ocellated Emerald

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Merriam’s Pocket Mouse	Ocellated Emerald
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Merriam’s Pocket Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Ocellated Emerald

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found in United States.