Merriam’s Pocket Mouse vs Prairie Grass

Perognathus merriami compared with Sporobolus cryptandrus

Key Differences

• Merriam’s Pocket Mouse is Least Concern while Prairie Grass is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Merriam’s Pocket Mouse	Prairie Grass
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Heteromyidae	Poaceae (Grass Family)
Genus	Perognathus	Sporobolus
Species	Perognathus merriami	Sporobolus cryptandrus

Conservation Status

Merriam’s Pocket Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Prairie Grass

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Merriam’s Pocket Mouse	Prairie Grass
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Merriam’s Pocket Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Prairie Grass

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Japan), Europe (7 countries), and North America (Canada, United States).