Merriam’s Pocket Mouse vs Veiled Oyster

Perognathus merriami compared with Pleurotus dryinus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Merriam’s Pocket Mouse	Veiled Oyster
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Heteromyidae	Pleurotaceae
Genus	Perognathus	Pleurotus
Species	Perognathus merriami	Pleurotus dryinus

Conservation Status

Merriam’s Pocket Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Veiled Oyster

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Merriam’s Pocket Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Veiled Oyster

Habitat

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

Range

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