Merriam’s Pocket Mouse vs Tall Webcap

Perognathus merriami compared with Cortinarius elatior

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Merriam’s Pocket Mouse	Tall Webcap
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Heteromyidae	Cortinariaceae
Genus	Perognathus	Cortinarius
Species	Perognathus merriami	Cortinarius elatior

Conservation Status

Merriam’s Pocket Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Tall Webcap

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Merriam’s Pocket Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Tall Webcap

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

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