Merriam’s Pocket Mouse vs

Perognathus merriami compared with Sarea difformis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Merriam’s Pocket Mouse
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Sareomycetes (Sareomycetes)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Sareales (Sareales)
Family	Heteromyidae	Sareaceae
Genus	Perognathus	Sarea
Species	Perognathus merriami	Sarea difformis

Conservation Status

Merriam’s Pocket Mouse

LC — Least Concern

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Merriam’s Pocket Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Habitat

Native to Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

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