Merriam’s Pocket Mouse vs spear grass

Perognathus merriami compared with Nassella hyalina

Key Differences

• Merriam’s Pocket Mouse is Least Concern while spear grass is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Merriam’s Pocket Mouse	spear grass
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Heteromyidae	Poaceae (Grass Family)
Genus	Perognathus	Nassella
Species	Perognathus merriami	Nassella hyalina

Conservation Status

Merriam’s Pocket Mouse

LC — Least Concern

spear grass

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Merriam’s Pocket Mouse	spear grass
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Merriam’s Pocket Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

spear grass

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Distributed across Australia, Belgium, Brazil, Denmark, and Sweden.