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 (动物界)	Animalia (动物界)
Phylum same	Chordata (脊索动物门)	Chordata (脊索动物门)
Class same	Mammalia (哺乳動物)	Mammalia (哺乳動物)
Order same	Rodentia (啮齿目)	Rodentia (啮齿目)
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. (啮齿目)

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.