Merriam’s Pocket Mouse vs Stinking iris

Perognathus merriami compared with Iris foetidissima

Key Differences

• Merriam’s Pocket Mouse is Least Concern while Stinking iris is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Merriam’s Pocket Mouse	Stinking iris
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Mantodea (Mantodea)
Family	Heteromyidae	Eremiaphilidae
Genus	Perognathus	Iris
Species	Perognathus merriami	Iris foetidissima

Evolutionary Relationship

Merriam’s Pocket Mouse and Stinking iris share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Merriam’s Pocket Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Stinking iris

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Merriam’s Pocket Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Stinking iris

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (8 countries), North America (Canada, United States), and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, New Zealand).