Merriam’s Pocket Mouse vs Slender Russian-Thistle

Perognathus merriami compared with Salsola collina

Key Differences

• Merriam’s Pocket Mouse is Least Concern while Slender Russian-Thistle is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Merriam’s Pocket Mouse	Slender Russian-Thistle
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)
Family	Heteromyidae	Amaranthaceae
Genus	Perognathus	Salsola
Species	Perognathus merriami	Salsola collina

Conservation Status

Merriam’s Pocket Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Slender Russian-Thistle

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Merriam’s Pocket Mouse	Slender Russian-Thistle
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Merriam’s Pocket Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Slender Russian-Thistle

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (11 countries) and North America (Canada, United States).