Merriam’s Pocket Mouse vs Prostrate Feather-Moss

Perognathus merriami compared with Sematophyllum demissum

Key Differences

• Merriam’s Pocket Mouse is Least Concern while Prostrate Feather-Moss is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Merriam’s Pocket Mouse	Prostrate Feather-Moss
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Bryophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Bryopsida (Bryopsida)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Hypnales (Hypnales)
Family	Heteromyidae	Sematophyllaceae
Genus	Perognathus	Sematophyllum
Species	Perognathus merriami	Sematophyllum demissum

Conservation Status

Merriam’s Pocket Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Prostrate Feather-Moss

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Merriam’s Pocket Mouse	Prostrate Feather-Moss
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Merriam’s Pocket Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Prostrate Feather-Moss

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Luxembourg, Norway, Sweden, Taiwan, and United States.