Merriam’s Pocket Mouse vs small teasel

Perognathus merriami compared with Dipsacus pilosus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Merriam’s Pocket Mouse	small teasel
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Dipsacales (Dipsacales)
Family	Heteromyidae	Caprifoliaceae
Genus	Perognathus	Dipsacus
Species	Perognathus merriami	Dipsacus pilosus

Conservation Status

Merriam’s Pocket Mouse

LC — Least Concern

small teasel

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Merriam’s Pocket Mouse	small teasel
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Merriam’s Pocket Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

small teasel

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.