Merriam’s Pocket Mouse vs Prickly Heath

Perognathus merriami compared with Gaultheria mucronata

Key Differences

• Merriam’s Pocket Mouse is Least Concern while Prickly Heath is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Merriam’s Pocket Mouse	Prickly Heath
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Ericales (Ericales)
Family	Heteromyidae	Ericaceae
Genus	Perognathus	Gaultheria
Species	Perognathus merriami	Gaultheria mucronata

Conservation Status

Merriam’s Pocket Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Prickly Heath

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Merriam’s Pocket Mouse	Prickly Heath
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Merriam’s Pocket Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Prickly Heath

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Distributed across Ireland, Norway, Sweden, and United Kingdom.