Merriam’s Pocket Mouse vs Rusty Snaketail

Perognathus merriami compared with Ophiogomphus rupinsulensis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Merriam’s Pocket Mouse	Rusty Snaketail
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Odonata (Odonata)
Family	Heteromyidae	Gomphidae
Genus	Perognathus	Ophiogomphus
Species	Perognathus merriami	Ophiogomphus rupinsulensis

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Merriam’s Pocket Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Rusty Snaketail

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Merriam’s Pocket Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Rusty Snaketail

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found in United States.