Merriam’s Pocket Mouse vs Scuttle fly

Perognathus merriami compared with Megaselia scalaris

Key Differences

• Merriam’s Pocket Mouse is Least Concern while Scuttle fly is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Merriam’s Pocket Mouse	Scuttle fly
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Diptera (Diptera)
Family	Heteromyidae	Phoridae
Genus	Perognathus	Megaselia
Species	Perognathus merriami	Megaselia scalaris

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Merriam’s Pocket Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Scuttle fly

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Merriam’s Pocket Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Scuttle fly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (Taiwan), Europe (14 countries), and North America (Costa Rica, United States).