Aromatic Indian Breadroot vs Merriam’s Pocket Mouse

Pediomelum aromaticum compared with Perognathus merriami

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Aromatic Indian Breadroot	Merriam’s Pocket Mouse
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Fabaceae	Heteromyidae
Genus	Pediomelum	Perognathus
Species	Pediomelum aromaticum	Perognathus merriami

Conservation Status

Aromatic Indian Breadroot

LC — Least Concern

Merriam’s Pocket Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Aromatic Indian Breadroot	Merriam’s Pocket Mouse
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Aromatic Indian Breadroot

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.

Aromatic Indian Breadroot

The Aromatic Indian Breadroot, Pediomelum aromaticum, is a species. It is currently assessed as least concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.