Brown oak slender vs Merriam’s Pocket Mouse

Acrocercops brongniardella compared with Perognathus merriami

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brown oak slender	Merriam’s Pocket Mouse
Kingdom same	Animalia (Tier)	Animalia (Tier)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Gliederfüßer)	Chordata (Chordatiere)
Class	Insecta (Insekten)	Mammalia (Säugetiere)
Order	Lepidoptera (Schmetterlinge)	Rodentia (Nagetiere)
Family	Gracillariidae	Heteromyidae
Genus	Acrocercops	Perognathus
Species	Acrocercops brongniardella	Perognathus merriami

Evolutionary Relationship

Brown oak slender and Merriam’s Pocket Mouse share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Tier)

Conservation Status

Brown oak slender

LC — Least Concern

Merriam’s Pocket Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brown oak slender	Merriam’s Pocket Mouse
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Brown oak slender

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (9 countries).

Merriam’s Pocket Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Brown oak slender

The Brown Oak Slender (Acrocercops brongniardella) is a species in the genus Acrocercops. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.