Merriam’s Pocket Mouse vs Poplar leafroller

Perognathus merriami compared with Anacampsis populella

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Merriam’s Pocket Mouse	Poplar leafroller
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Heteromyidae	Gelechiidae
Genus	Perognathus	Anacampsis
Species	Perognathus merriami	Anacampsis populella

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Merriam’s Pocket Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Poplar leafroller

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Merriam’s Pocket Mouse	Poplar leafroller
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Merriam’s Pocket Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Poplar leafroller

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States.