Aleppo Oak vs Merriam’s Pocket Mouse

Quercus infectoria compared with Perognathus merriami

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Aleppo Oak	Merriam’s Pocket Mouse
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Fagales (Beeches & Oaks)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Fagaceae (Beech Family)	Heteromyidae
Genus	Quercus (Oaks)	Perognathus
Species	Quercus infectoria	Perognathus merriami

Conservation Status

Aleppo Oak

LC — Least Concern

Merriam’s Pocket Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Aleppo Oak

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.

Aleppo Oak

The Aleppo Oak (Quercus infectoria) is a species in the genus Quercus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.