Merriam’s Pocket Mouse vs Stygian Shadowdragon

Perognathus merriami compared with Neurocordulia yamaskanensis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Merriam’s Pocket Mouse	Stygian Shadowdragon
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Odonata (Odonata)
Family	Heteromyidae	Corduliidae
Genus	Perognathus	Neurocordulia
Species	Perognathus merriami	Neurocordulia yamaskanensis

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Merriam’s Pocket Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Stygian Shadowdragon

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Merriam’s Pocket Mouse	Stygian Shadowdragon
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Merriam’s Pocket Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Stygian Shadowdragon

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found in United States.