Alectryon vs Merriam’s Pocket Mouse

Alectryon tropicus compared with Perognathus merriami

Key Differences

• Alectryon is Near Threatened while Merriam’s Pocket Mouse is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alectryon	Merriam’s Pocket Mouse
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Sapindales (Sapindales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Sapindaceae	Heteromyidae
Genus	Alectryon	Perognathus
Species	Alectryon tropicus	Perognathus merriami

Conservation Status

Alectryon

NT — Near Threatened

Merriam’s Pocket Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Alectryon

Habitat

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

Merriam’s Pocket Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Alectryon

The Alectryon (Alectryon tropicus) is a species in the genus Alectryon. It is currently classified as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.