Merriam’s Pocket Mouse vs Rough Bedstraw

Perognathus merriami compared with Galium asprellum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Merriam’s Pocket Mouse	Rough Bedstraw
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Gentianales (Gentianales)
Family	Heteromyidae	Rubiaceae
Genus	Perognathus	Galium
Species	Perognathus merriami	Galium asprellum

Conservation Status

Merriam’s Pocket Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Rough Bedstraw

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Merriam’s Pocket Mouse	Rough Bedstraw
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Merriam’s Pocket Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Rough Bedstraw

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.