Merriam’s Pocket Mouse vs Painted Suillus

Perognathus merriami compared with Suillus spraguei

Key Differences

• Merriam’s Pocket Mouse is Least Concern while Painted Suillus is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Merriam’s Pocket Mouse	Painted Suillus
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Boletales (Boletales)
Family	Heteromyidae	Suillaceae
Genus	Perognathus	Suillus
Species	Perognathus merriami	Suillus spraguei

Conservation Status

Merriam’s Pocket Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Painted Suillus

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Merriam’s Pocket Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Painted Suillus

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Taiwan and United States.