Merriam’s Pocket Mouse vs Northern Red-backed Vole

Perognathus merriami compared with Myodes rutilus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Merriam’s Pocket Mouse	Northern Red-backed Vole
Kingdom same	Animalia (động vật)	Animalia (động vật)
Phylum same	Chordata (động vật có dây sống)	Chordata (động vật có dây sống)
Class same	Mammalia (lớp Thú)	Mammalia (lớp Thú)
Order same	Rodentia (Bộ Gặm nhấm)	Rodentia (Bộ Gặm nhấm)
Family	Heteromyidae	Cricetidae
Genus	Perognathus	Myodes
Species	Perognathus merriami	Myodes rutilus

Evolutionary Relationship

Merriam’s Pocket Mouse and Northern Red-backed Vole share a common ancestor at the Order level: Rodentia. (Bộ Gặm nhấm)

Conservation Status

Merriam’s Pocket Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Northern Red-backed Vole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Merriam’s Pocket Mouse	Northern Red-backed Vole
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Merriam’s Pocket Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Northern Red-backed Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Norway, Russia, and Sweden.