Merriam’s Pocket Mouse vs plain pug

Perognathus merriami compared with Eupithecia simpliciata

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Merriam’s Pocket Mouse	plain pug
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Heteromyidae	Geometridae
Genus	Perognathus	Eupithecia
Species	Perognathus merriami	Eupithecia simpliciata

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Merriam’s Pocket Mouse

LC — Least Concern

plain pug

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Merriam’s Pocket Mouse	plain pug
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Merriam’s Pocket Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

plain pug

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.