Merriam’s Pocket Mouse vs robust bobtail

Perognathus merriami compared with Sepiola robusta

Key Differences

• Merriam’s Pocket Mouse is Least Concern while robust bobtail is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Merriam’s Pocket Mouse	robust bobtail
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Mollusca (Mollusks)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Cephalopoda (Cephalopods)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Sepiida (Sepiida)
Family	Heteromyidae	Sepiolidae
Genus	Perognathus	Sepiola
Species	Perognathus merriami	Sepiola robusta

Evolutionary Relationship

Merriam’s Pocket Mouse and robust bobtail share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Merriam’s Pocket Mouse

LC — Least Concern

robust bobtail

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Merriam’s Pocket Mouse	robust bobtail
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Merriam’s Pocket Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

robust bobtail