Merriam’s Pocket Mouse vs queen devil hawkweed

Perognathus merriami compared with Pilosella glomerata

Key Differences

• Merriam’s Pocket Mouse is Least Concern while queen devil hawkweed is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Merriam’s Pocket Mouse	queen devil hawkweed
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Heteromyidae	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Perognathus	Pilosella
Species	Perognathus merriami	Pilosella glomerata

Conservation Status

Merriam’s Pocket Mouse

LC — Least Concern

queen devil hawkweed

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Merriam’s Pocket Mouse	queen devil hawkweed
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Merriam’s Pocket Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

queen devil hawkweed

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada and Denmark.