Merriam’s Pocket Mouse vs Trailing crabgrass

Perognathus merriami compared with Digitaria radicosa

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Merriam’s Pocket Mouse	Trailing crabgrass
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	Digitaria
Species	Perognathus merriami	Digitaria radicosa

Conservation Status

Merriam’s Pocket Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Trailing crabgrass

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Merriam’s Pocket Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Trailing crabgrass

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Comoros, Madagascar, Singapore, Tonga, and United States.