Merriam’s Pocket Mouse vs Southern Dwarf

Perognathus merriami compared with Elachista stabilella

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Merriam’s Pocket Mouse	Southern Dwarf
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Heteromyidae	Elachistidae
Genus	Perognathus	Elachista
Species	Perognathus merriami	Elachista stabilella

Evolutionary Relationship

Merriam’s Pocket Mouse and Southern Dwarf share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Merriam’s Pocket Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Southern Dwarf

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Merriam’s Pocket Mouse	Southern Dwarf
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Merriam’s Pocket Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Southern Dwarf

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.