Merriam’s Pocket Mouse vs Squirrel Corn

Perognathus merriami compared with Dicentra canadensis

Key Differences

• Merriam’s Pocket Mouse is Least Concern while Squirrel Corn is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Merriam’s Pocket Mouse	Squirrel Corn
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Ranunculales (Ranunculales)
Family	Heteromyidae	Papaveraceae
Genus	Perognathus	Dicentra
Species	Perognathus merriami	Dicentra canadensis

Conservation Status

Merriam’s Pocket Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Squirrel Corn

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Merriam’s Pocket Mouse	Squirrel Corn
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Merriam’s Pocket Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Squirrel Corn

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.