Merriam’s Pocket Mouse vs small-flowered draba

Perognathus merriami compared with Draba micropetala

Key Differences

• Merriam’s Pocket Mouse is Least Concern while small-flowered draba is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Merriam’s Pocket Mouse	small-flowered draba
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Brassicales (Brassicales)
Family	Heteromyidae	Brassicaceae
Genus	Perognathus	Draba
Species	Perognathus merriami	Draba micropetala

Conservation Status

Merriam’s Pocket Mouse

LC — Least Concern

small-flowered draba

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Merriam’s Pocket Mouse	small-flowered draba
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Merriam’s Pocket Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

small-flowered draba

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada, Norway, and Sweden.