Merriam’s Pocket Mouse vs Scottish false asphodel

Perognathus merriami compared with Tofieldia pusilla

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Merriam’s Pocket Mouse	Scottish false asphodel
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Alismatales (Alismatales)
Family	Heteromyidae	Tofieldiaceae
Genus	Perognathus	Tofieldia
Species	Perognathus merriami	Tofieldia pusilla

Conservation Status

Merriam’s Pocket Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Scottish false asphodel

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Merriam’s Pocket Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Scottish false asphodel

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Distributed across Canada, Iceland, Norway, and Sweden.