Merriam’s Pocket Mouse vs Mongolian Mountain Vole

Perognathus merriami compared with Alticola semicanus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Merriam’s Pocket Mouse	Mongolian Mountain Vole
Kingdom same	Animalia (動物)	Animalia (動物)
Phylum same	Chordata (脊索動物)	Chordata (脊索動物)
Class same	Mammalia (哺乳類)	Mammalia (哺乳類)
Order same	Rodentia (ネズミ目)	Rodentia (ネズミ目)
Family	Heteromyidae	Cricetidae
Genus	Perognathus	Alticola
Species	Perognathus merriami	Alticola semicanus

Evolutionary Relationship

Merriam’s Pocket Mouse and Mongolian Mountain Vole share a common ancestor at the Order level: Rodentia. (ネズミ目)

Conservation Status

Merriam’s Pocket Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Mongolian Mountain Vole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Merriam’s Pocket Mouse	Mongolian Mountain Vole
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Merriam’s Pocket Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Mongolian Mountain Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.