Merriam’s Pocket Mouse vs smooth fleabane

Perognathus merriami compared with Erigeron glabellus

Key Differences

• Merriam’s Pocket Mouse is Least Concern while smooth fleabane is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Merriam’s Pocket Mouse	smooth fleabane
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Heteromyidae	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Perognathus	Erigeron
Species	Perognathus merriami	Erigeron glabellus

Conservation Status

Merriam’s Pocket Mouse

LC — Least Concern

smooth fleabane

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Merriam’s Pocket Mouse	smooth fleabane
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Merriam’s Pocket Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

smooth fleabane

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Norway and Sweden.