Merriam’s Pocket Mouse vs silver barred

Perognathus merriami compared with Deltote bankiana

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Merriam’s Pocket Mouse	silver barred
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Heteromyidae	Noctuidae
Genus	Perognathus	Deltote
Species	Perognathus merriami	Deltote bankiana

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Merriam’s Pocket Mouse

LC — Least Concern

silver barred

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Merriam’s Pocket Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

silver barred

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.