Merriam’s Pocket Mouse vs spreading currant

Perognathus merriami compared with Ribes laxiflorum

Key Differences

• Merriam’s Pocket Mouse is Least Concern while spreading currant is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Merriam’s Pocket Mouse	spreading currant
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Saxifragales (Saxifragales)
Family	Heteromyidae	Grossulariaceae
Genus	Perognathus	Ribes
Species	Perognathus merriami	Ribes laxiflorum

Conservation Status

Merriam’s Pocket Mouse

LC — Least Concern

spreading currant

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Merriam’s Pocket Mouse	spreading currant
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Merriam’s Pocket Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

spreading currant

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada and Norway.