Merriam’s Pocket Mouse vs Root Rot

Perognathus merriami compared with Heterobasidion annosum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Merriam’s Pocket Mouse	Root Rot
Kingdom	Animalia (動物)	Fungi (菌界)
Phylum	Chordata (脊索動物)	Basidiomycota (担子菌門)
Class	Mammalia (哺乳類)	Agaricomycetes (真正担子菌綱)
Order	Rodentia (ネズミ目)	Russulales (ベニタケ目)
Family	Heteromyidae	Bondarzewiaceae
Genus	Perognathus	Heterobasidion
Species	Perognathus merriami	Heterobasidion annosum

Conservation Status

Merriam’s Pocket Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Root Rot

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Merriam’s Pocket Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Root Rot

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Dominican Republic, Norway, and Portugal.