achacha vs Merriam’s Pocket Mouse

Garcinia gardneriana compared with Perognathus merriami

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	achacha	Merriam’s Pocket Mouse
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Clusiaceae	Heteromyidae
Genus	Garcinia	Perognathus
Species	Garcinia gardneriana	Perognathus merriami

Conservation Status

achacha

LC — Least Concern

Merriam’s Pocket Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

achacha

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Found in Brazil.

Merriam’s Pocket Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

achacha

The achacha (Garcinia gardneriana) is a species in the genus Garcinia. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. It is found across Brazil, inhabiting diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.