Merriam’s Pocket Mouse vs scentless mayweed

Perognathus merriami compared with Tripleurospermum maritimum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Merriam’s Pocket Mouse	scentless mayweed
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Heteromyidae	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Perognathus	Tripleurospermum
Species	Perognathus merriami	Tripleurospermum maritimum

Conservation Status

Merriam’s Pocket Mouse

LC — Least Concern

scentless mayweed

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Merriam’s Pocket Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

scentless mayweed

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Australia, Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.