American Corn Mint vs Merriam’s Pocket Mouse

Mentha canadensis compared with Perognathus merriami

Key Differences

• American Corn Mint is Not Evaluated while Merriam’s Pocket Mouse is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	American Corn Mint	Merriam’s Pocket Mouse
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Lamiales (Lamiales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Lamiaceae	Heteromyidae
Genus	Mentha	Perognathus
Species	Mentha canadensis	Perognathus merriami

Conservation Status

American Corn Mint

NE — Not Evaluated

Merriam’s Pocket Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	American Corn Mint	Merriam’s Pocket Mouse
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

American Corn Mint

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (France, Norway, Sweden), and North America (Canada, United States).

Merriam’s Pocket Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

American Corn Mint

The American Corn Mint (Mentha canadensis) is a species in the genus Mentha. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.