Merriam’s Pocket Mouse vs Robust Knight

Perognathus merriami compared with Tricholoma robustum

Key Differences

• Merriam’s Pocket Mouse is Least Concern while Robust Knight is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Merriam’s Pocket Mouse	Robust Knight
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Heteromyidae	Tricholomataceae
Genus	Perognathus	Tricholoma
Species	Perognathus merriami	Tricholoma robustum

Conservation Status

Merriam’s Pocket Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Robust Knight

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Merriam’s Pocket Mouse	Robust Knight
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Merriam’s Pocket Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Robust Knight

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Found in Norway.