Merriam’s Pocket Mouse vs Splitlip hempnettle

Perognathus merriami compared with Galeopsis bifida

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Merriam’s Pocket Mouse	Splitlip hempnettle
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Lamiales (Lamiales)
Family	Heteromyidae	Lamiaceae
Genus	Perognathus	Galeopsis
Species	Perognathus merriami	Galeopsis bifida

Conservation Status

Merriam’s Pocket Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Splitlip hempnettle

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Merriam’s Pocket Mouse	Splitlip hempnettle
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Merriam’s Pocket Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Splitlip hempnettle

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Japan), Europe (6 countries), and North America (Canada, United States).