Merriam’s Pocket Mouse vs Waved Silk-moss

Perognathus merriami compared with Plagiothecium undulatum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Merriam’s Pocket Mouse	Waved Silk-moss
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Bryophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Bryopsida (Bryopsida)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Hypnales (Hypnales)
Family	Heteromyidae	Plagiotheciaceae
Genus	Perognathus	Plagiothecium
Species	Perognathus merriami	Plagiothecium undulatum

Conservation Status

Merriam’s Pocket Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Waved Silk-moss

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Merriam’s Pocket Mouse	Waved Silk-moss
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Merriam’s Pocket Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Waved Silk-moss

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Luxembourg, Norway, and Sweden.