Merriam’s Pocket Mouse vs White Cheese Polypore

Perognathus merriami compared with Tyromyces chioneus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Merriam’s Pocket Mouse	White Cheese Polypore
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Polyporales (Polyporales)
Family	Heteromyidae	Incrustoporiaceae
Genus	Perognathus	Tyromyces
Species	Perognathus merriami	Tyromyces chioneus

Conservation Status

Merriam’s Pocket Mouse

LC — Least Concern

White Cheese Polypore

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Merriam’s Pocket Mouse	White Cheese Polypore
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Merriam’s Pocket Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

White Cheese Polypore

Habitat

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

Range

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