Merriam’s Pocket Mouse vs Siberian polypody

Perognathus merriami compared with Polypodium sibiricum

Key Differences

• Merriam’s Pocket Mouse is Least Concern while Siberian polypody is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Merriam’s Pocket Mouse	Siberian polypody
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Tracheophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)
Family	Heteromyidae	Polypodiaceae
Genus	Perognathus	Polypodium
Species	Perognathus merriami	Polypodium sibiricum

Conservation Status

Merriam’s Pocket Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Siberian polypody

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Merriam’s Pocket Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Siberian polypody

Habitat

Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.

Range

Distributed across Canada and Norway.