Merriam’s Pocket Mouse vs Stream Beacon

Perognathus merriami compared with Vibrissea truncorum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Merriam’s Pocket Mouse	Stream Beacon
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Leotiomycetes (Leotiomycetes)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Helotiales (Helotiales)
Family	Heteromyidae	Vibrisseaceae
Genus	Perognathus	Vibrissea
Species	Perognathus merriami	Vibrissea truncorum

Conservation Status

Merriam’s Pocket Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Stream Beacon

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Merriam’s Pocket Mouse	Stream Beacon
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Merriam’s Pocket Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Stream Beacon

Habitat

Native to Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States.