Long-tailed Dwarf Hamster vs Merriam’s Pocket Mouse

Cricetulus longicaudatus compared with Perognathus merriami

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Long-tailed Dwarf Hamster	Merriam’s Pocket Mouse
Kingdom same	Animalia (प्राणी)	Animalia (प्राणी)
Phylum same	Chordata (रज्जुकी)	Chordata (रज्जुकी)
Class same	Mammalia (स्तनधारी)	Mammalia (स्तनधारी)
Order same	Rodentia (कृंतक)	Rodentia (कृंतक)
Family	Cricetidae	Heteromyidae
Genus	Cricetulus	Perognathus
Species	Cricetulus longicaudatus	Perognathus merriami

Evolutionary Relationship

Long-tailed Dwarf Hamster and Merriam’s Pocket Mouse share a common ancestor at the Order level: Rodentia. (कृंतक)

Conservation Status

Long-tailed Dwarf Hamster

LC — Least Concern

Merriam’s Pocket Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Long-tailed Dwarf Hamster	Merriam’s Pocket Mouse
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Long-tailed Dwarf Hamster

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Merriam’s Pocket Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.