Merriam’s Pocket Mouse vs Yellowcress

Perognathus merriami compared with Nasturtium sterile

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Merriam’s Pocket Mouse	Yellowcress
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Brassicales (Brassicales)
Family	Heteromyidae	Brassicaceae
Genus	Perognathus	Nasturtium
Species	Perognathus merriami	Nasturtium sterile

Conservation Status

Merriam’s Pocket Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Yellowcress

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Merriam’s Pocket Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Yellowcress

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Austria, Sweden, and United States.