Merriam’s Pocket Mouse vs Rough chervil

Perognathus merriami compared with Chaerophyllum temulum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Merriam’s Pocket Mouse	Rough chervil
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Apiales (Apiales)
Family	Heteromyidae	Apiaceae
Genus	Perognathus	Chaerophyllum
Species	Perognathus merriami	Chaerophyllum temulum

Conservation Status

Merriam’s Pocket Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Rough chervil

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Merriam’s Pocket Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Rough chervil

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan), Europe (6 countries), and North America (Canada, United States).