Merriam’s Pocket Mouse vs Stinking willie

Perognathus merriami compared with Jacobaea vulgaris

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Merriam’s Pocket Mouse	Stinking willie
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	Jacobaea
Species	Perognathus merriami	Jacobaea vulgaris

Conservation Status

Merriam’s Pocket Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Stinking willie

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Merriam’s Pocket Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Stinking willie

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).