Merriam’s Pocket Mouse vs Montane Water Vole

Perognathus merriami compared with Arvicola scherman

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Merriam’s Pocket Mouse	Montane Water Vole
Kingdom same	Animalia (животные)	Animalia (животные)
Phylum same	Chordata (хордовые)	Chordata (хордовые)
Class same	Mammalia (млекопитающие)	Mammalia (млекопитающие)
Order same	Rodentia (грызуны)	Rodentia (грызуны)
Family	Heteromyidae	Cricetidae
Genus	Perognathus	Arvicola
Species	Perognathus merriami	Arvicola scherman

Evolutionary Relationship

Merriam’s Pocket Mouse and Montane Water Vole share a common ancestor at the Order level: Rodentia. (грызуны)

Conservation Status

Merriam’s Pocket Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Montane Water Vole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Merriam’s Pocket Mouse	Montane Water Vole
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Merriam’s Pocket Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Montane Water Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Belgium.