Merriam’s Pocket Mouse vs Regel's chickweed

Perognathus merriami compared with Cerastium regelii

Key Differences

• Merriam’s Pocket Mouse is Least Concern while Regel's chickweed is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Merriam’s Pocket Mouse	Regel's chickweed
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)
Family	Heteromyidae	Caryophyllaceae
Genus	Perognathus	Cerastium
Species	Perognathus merriami	Cerastium regelii

Conservation Status

Merriam’s Pocket Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Regel's chickweed

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Merriam’s Pocket Mouse	Regel's chickweed
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Merriam’s Pocket Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Regel's chickweed

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada, Norway, and Sweden.