Merriam’s Pocket Mouse vs Western Hawkweed

Perognathus merriami compared with Hieracium stenopholidium

Key Differences

• Merriam’s Pocket Mouse is Least Concern while Western Hawkweed is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Merriam’s Pocket Mouse	Western Hawkweed
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Heteromyidae	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Perognathus	Hieracium
Species	Perognathus merriami	Hieracium stenopholidium

Conservation Status

Merriam’s Pocket Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Western Hawkweed

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Merriam’s Pocket Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Western Hawkweed

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Distributed across Iceland and Norway.