Merriam’s Pocket Mouse vs remote sedge

Perognathus merriami compared with Carex remota

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Merriam’s Pocket Mouse	remote sedge
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Heteromyidae	Cyperaceae
Genus	Perognathus	Carex
Species	Perognathus merriami	Carex remota

Conservation Status

Merriam’s Pocket Mouse

LC — Least Concern

remote sedge

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Merriam’s Pocket Mouse	remote sedge
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Merriam’s Pocket Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

remote sedge

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (6 countries).