Merriam’s Pocket Mouse vs Tormentil Mining Bee

Perognathus merriami compared with Andrena tarsata

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Merriam’s Pocket Mouse	Tormentil Mining Bee
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)
Family	Heteromyidae	Andrenidae
Genus	Perognathus	Andrena
Species	Perognathus merriami	Andrena tarsata

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Merriam’s Pocket Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Tormentil Mining Bee

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Merriam’s Pocket Mouse	Tormentil Mining Bee
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Merriam’s Pocket Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Tormentil Mining Bee

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Luxembourg, Norway, and Sweden.