Merriam’s Pocket Mouse vs Small-Flowered Winter-Cress

Perognathus merriami compared with Barbarea stricta

Key Differences

• Merriam’s Pocket Mouse is Least Concern while Small-Flowered Winter-Cress is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Merriam’s Pocket Mouse	Small-Flowered Winter-Cress
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	Barbarea
Species	Perognathus merriami	Barbarea stricta

Conservation Status

Merriam’s Pocket Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Small-Flowered Winter-Cress

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Merriam’s Pocket Mouse	Small-Flowered Winter-Cress
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 Winter-Cress

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (10 countries) and North America (United States).