Merriam’s Pocket Mouse vs Yellow Bartonia

Perognathus merriami compared with Bartonia virginica

Key Differences

• Merriam’s Pocket Mouse is Least Concern while Yellow Bartonia is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Merriam’s Pocket Mouse	Yellow Bartonia
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Gentianales (Gentianales)
Family	Heteromyidae	Gentianaceae
Genus	Perognathus	Bartonia
Species	Perognathus merriami	Bartonia virginica

Conservation Status

Merriam’s Pocket Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Yellow Bartonia

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Merriam’s Pocket Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Yellow Bartonia

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada, France, and United States.