Merriam’s Pocket Mouse vs Wasp

Perognathus merriami compared with Passaloecus insignis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Merriam’s Pocket Mouse	Wasp
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	Crabronidae
Genus	Perognathus	Passaloecus
Species	Perognathus merriami	Passaloecus insignis

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Merriam’s Pocket Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Wasp

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Merriam’s Pocket Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Wasp

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

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