Merriam’s Pocket Mouse vs Stream Bluet

Perognathus merriami compared with Enallagma exsulans

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Merriam’s Pocket Mouse	Stream Bluet
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Odonata (Odonata)
Family	Heteromyidae	Coenagrionidae
Genus	Perognathus	Enallagma
Species	Perognathus merriami	Enallagma exsulans

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Merriam’s Pocket Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Stream Bluet

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Merriam’s Pocket Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Stream Bluet

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found in United States.