Ratón de Merriam vs Sallow Button

Peromyscus merriami compared with Acleris hastiana

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ratón de Merriam	Sallow Button
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (cordados)	Arthropoda (artrópodos)
Class	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Insecta (insecto)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Cricetidae	Tortricidae
Genus	Peromyscus	Acleris
Species	Peromyscus merriami	Acleris hastiana

Evolutionary Relationship

Ratón de Merriam and Sallow Button share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Ratón de Merriam

LC — Least Concern

Sallow Button

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ratón de Merriam	Sallow Button
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ratón de Merriam

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Sallow Button

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

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