Merriam’s Pocket Mouse vs Raspberry Rust

Perognathus merriami compared with Phragmidium rubi-idaei

Key Differences

• Merriam’s Pocket Mouse is Least Concern while Raspberry Rust is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Merriam’s Pocket Mouse	Raspberry Rust
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Pucciniomycetes (Pucciniomycetes)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Pucciniales (Pucciniales)
Family	Heteromyidae	Phragmidiaceae
Genus	Perognathus	Phragmidium
Species	Perognathus merriami	Phragmidium rubi-idaei

Conservation Status

Merriam’s Pocket Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Raspberry Rust

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Merriam’s Pocket Mouse	Raspberry Rust
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Merriam’s Pocket Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Raspberry Rust

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.