Merriam’s Pocket Mouse vs Orange Tooth

Perognathus merriami compared with Hydnellum aurantiacum

Key Differences

• Merriam’s Pocket Mouse is Least Concern while Orange Tooth is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Merriam’s Pocket Mouse	Orange Tooth
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Thelephorales (Thelephorales)
Family	Heteromyidae	Bankeraceae
Genus	Perognathus	Hydnellum
Species	Perognathus merriami	Hydnellum aurantiacum

Conservation Status

Merriam’s Pocket Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Orange Tooth

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Merriam’s Pocket Mouse	Orange Tooth
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Merriam’s Pocket Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Orange Tooth

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States. Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.