Merriam’s Pocket Mouse vs river moss

Perognathus merriami compared with Fontinalis hypnoides

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Merriam’s Pocket Mouse	river moss
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Bryophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Bryopsida (Bryopsida)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Hypnales (Hypnales)
Family	Heteromyidae	Fontinalaceae
Genus	Perognathus	Fontinalis
Species	Perognathus merriami	Fontinalis hypnoides

Conservation Status

Merriam’s Pocket Mouse

LC — Least Concern

river moss

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Merriam’s Pocket Mouse	river moss
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Merriam’s Pocket Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

river moss

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States.