Merriam’s Pocket Mouse vs Sallow Kitten

Perognathus merriami compared with Furcula furcula

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Merriam’s Pocket Mouse	Sallow Kitten
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Heteromyidae	Notodontidae
Genus	Perognathus	Furcula
Species	Perognathus merriami	Furcula furcula

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Merriam’s Pocket Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Sallow Kitten

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Merriam’s Pocket Mouse	Sallow Kitten
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Merriam’s Pocket Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Sallow Kitten

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States.