Merriam’s Pocket Mouse vs soft needleleaf

Perognathus merriami compared with Polycnemum arvense

Key Differences

• Merriam’s Pocket Mouse is Least Concern while soft needleleaf is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Merriam’s Pocket Mouse	soft needleleaf
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)
Family	Heteromyidae	Amaranthaceae
Genus	Perognathus	Polycnemum
Species	Perognathus merriami	Polycnemum arvense

Conservation Status

Merriam’s Pocket Mouse

LC — Least Concern

soft needleleaf

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Merriam’s Pocket Mouse	soft needleleaf
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Merriam’s Pocket Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

soft needleleaf

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (15 countries) and North America (Canada).