Merriam’s Pocket Mouse vs sweet tanglehead

Perognathus merriami compared with Heteropogon melanocarpus

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Merriam’s Pocket Mouse	sweet tanglehead
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	Heteropogon
Species	Perognathus merriami	Heteropogon melanocarpus

Conservation Status

Merriam’s Pocket Mouse

LC — Least Concern

sweet tanglehead

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Merriam’s Pocket Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

sweet tanglehead

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Burkina Faso, Colombia, and Guinea.