Merriam’s Pocket Mouse vs Pearled Dwarf

Perognathus merriami compared with Elachista apicipunctella

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Merriam’s Pocket Mouse	Pearled Dwarf
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Heteromyidae	Elachistidae
Genus	Perognathus	Elachista
Species	Perognathus merriami	Elachista apicipunctella

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Merriam’s Pocket Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Pearled Dwarf

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Merriam’s Pocket Mouse	Pearled Dwarf
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Merriam’s Pocket Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Pearled Dwarf

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.