Merriam’s Pocket Mouse vs Sunolgrass

Perognathus merriami compared with Phalaris coerulescens

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Merriam’s Pocket Mouse	Sunolgrass
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Heteromyidae	Poaceae (Grass Family)
Genus	Perognathus	Phalaris
Species	Perognathus merriami	Phalaris coerulescens

Conservation Status

Merriam’s Pocket Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Sunolgrass

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Merriam’s Pocket Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Sunolgrass

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (12 countries), North America (United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Chile).