Merriam’s Pocket Mouse vs Rat tail grass

Perognathus merriami compared with Sporobolus elongatus

Key Differences

• Merriam’s Pocket Mouse is Least Concern while Rat tail grass is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Merriam’s Pocket Mouse	Rat tail 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 elongatus

Conservation Status

Merriam’s Pocket Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Rat tail grass

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Merriam’s Pocket Mouse	Rat tail grass
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Merriam’s Pocket Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Rat tail grass

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (6 countries), North America (United States), and Oceania and the Pacific (Solomon Islands, Tonga, Vanuatu).