Merriam’s Pocket Mouse vs Painted Skimmer

Perognathus merriami compared with Libellula semifasciata

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Merriam’s Pocket Mouse	Painted Skimmer
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Odonata (Odonata)
Family	Heteromyidae	Libellulidae
Genus	Perognathus	Libellula
Species	Perognathus merriami	Libellula semifasciata

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Merriam’s Pocket Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Painted Skimmer

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Merriam’s Pocket Mouse	Painted Skimmer
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Merriam’s Pocket Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Painted Skimmer

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found in United States.