Merriam’s Pocket Mouse vs Reflexed Feather-Moss

Perognathus merriami compared with Sciuro-hypnum reflexum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Merriam’s Pocket Mouse	Reflexed Feather-Moss
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Bryophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Bryopsida (Bryopsida)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Hypnales (Hypnales)
Family	Heteromyidae	Brachytheciaceae
Genus	Perognathus	Sciuro-hypnum
Species	Perognathus merriami	Sciuro-hypnum reflexum

Conservation Status

Merriam’s Pocket Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Reflexed Feather-Moss

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Merriam’s Pocket Mouse	Reflexed 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.

Reflexed Feather-Moss

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (5 countries) and North America (United States).