Merriam’s Pocket Mouse vs Thatching grass

Perognathus merriami compared with Hyparrhenia hirta

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Merriam’s Pocket Mouse	Thatching grass
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	Hyparrhenia
Species	Perognathus merriami	Hyparrhenia hirta

Conservation Status

Merriam’s Pocket Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Thatching grass

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Merriam’s Pocket Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Thatching grass

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Guinea), Asia (Taiwan), Europe (Czech Republic, Portugal, Spain), North America (Mexico, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Brazil).