Merriam’s Pocket Mouse vs Stinking chamomile

Perognathus merriami compared with Anthemis cotula

Key Differences

• Merriam’s Pocket Mouse is Least Concern while Stinking chamomile is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Merriam’s Pocket Mouse	Stinking chamomile
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Heteromyidae	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Perognathus	Anthemis
Species	Perognathus merriami	Anthemis cotula

Conservation Status

Merriam’s Pocket Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Stinking chamomile

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Merriam’s Pocket Mouse	Stinking chamomile
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Merriam’s Pocket Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Stinking chamomile

Habitat

Inhabits deserts and xeric shrublands within the Palearctic biogeographic realm.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (Georgia, India), Europe (13 countries), North America (Canada, Mexico, United States), and South America (Argentina, Brazil, Chile). Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.