Merriam’s Pocket Mouse vs Red-Seeded Dandelion

Perognathus merriami compared with Taraxacum erythrospermum

Key Differences

• Merriam’s Pocket Mouse is Least Concern while Red-Seeded Dandelion is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Merriam’s Pocket Mouse	Red-Seeded Dandelion
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	Taraxacum
Species	Perognathus merriami	Taraxacum erythrospermum

Conservation Status

Merriam’s Pocket Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Red-Seeded Dandelion

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Merriam’s Pocket Mouse	Red-Seeded Dandelion
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Merriam’s Pocket Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Red-Seeded Dandelion

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada, Iceland, Japan, Norway, and United States.