Merriam’s Pocket Mouse vs Thrips

Perognathus merriami compared with Aptinothrips stylifer

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Merriam’s Pocket Mouse	Thrips
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Thysanoptera (Thysanoptera)
Family	Heteromyidae	Thripidae
Genus	Perognathus	Aptinothrips
Species	Perognathus merriami	Aptinothrips stylifer

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Merriam’s Pocket Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Thrips

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Merriam’s Pocket Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Thrips

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

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