Merriam’s Pocket Mouse vs Plant pathogen

Perognathus merriami compared with Colletotrichum queenslandicum

Key Differences

• Merriam’s Pocket Mouse is Least Concern while Plant pathogen is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Merriam’s Pocket Mouse	Plant pathogen
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Sordariomycetes (Sordariomycetes)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Glomerellales (Glomerellales)
Family	Heteromyidae	Glomerellaceae
Genus	Perognathus	Colletotrichum
Species	Perognathus merriami	Colletotrichum queenslandicum

Conservation Status

Merriam’s Pocket Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Plant pathogen

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Merriam’s Pocket Mouse	Plant pathogen
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Merriam’s Pocket Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Plant pathogen

Habitat

Native to North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found in United States.