Merriam’s Pocket Mouse vs Weevil

Perognathus merriami compared with Sitona lineatus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Merriam’s Pocket Mouse	Weevil
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Coleoptera (Beetles)
Family	Heteromyidae	Curculionidae
Genus	Perognathus	Sitona
Species	Perognathus merriami	Sitona lineatus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Merriam’s Pocket Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Weevil

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Merriam’s Pocket Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Weevil

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including temperate coniferous forests, montane grasslands and shrublands, and deserts and xeric shrublands within the Palearctic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (7 countries), Europe (14 countries), and North America (Canada, United States).