Merriam’s Pocket Mouse vs Rusty Crust

Perognathus merriami compared with Skeletocutis amorpha

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Merriam’s Pocket Mouse	Rusty Crust
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Polyporales (Polyporales)
Family	Heteromyidae	Incrustoporiaceae
Genus	Perognathus	Skeletocutis
Species	Perognathus merriami	Skeletocutis amorpha

Conservation Status

Merriam’s Pocket Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Rusty Crust

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Merriam’s Pocket Mouse	Rusty Crust
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Merriam’s Pocket Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Rusty Crust

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.