Merriam’s Pocket Mouse vs Slender Spreadwing

Perognathus merriami compared with Lestes rectangularis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Merriam’s Pocket Mouse	Slender Spreadwing
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Odonata (Odonata)
Family	Heteromyidae	Lestidae
Genus	Perognathus	Lestes
Species	Perognathus merriami	Lestes rectangularis

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Merriam’s Pocket Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Slender Spreadwing

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Merriam’s Pocket Mouse	Slender Spreadwing
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Merriam’s Pocket Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Slender Spreadwing

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found in United States.