Atlantic Ninebark vs Merriam’s Pocket Mouse

Physocarpus opulifolius compared with Perognathus merriami

Key Differences

• Atlantic Ninebark is Not Evaluated while Merriam’s Pocket Mouse is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Atlantic Ninebark	Merriam’s Pocket Mouse
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Rosales (Roses & Allies)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Rosaceae (Rose Family)	Heteromyidae
Genus	Physocarpus	Perognathus
Species	Physocarpus opulifolius	Perognathus merriami

Conservation Status

Atlantic Ninebark

NE — Not Evaluated

Merriam’s Pocket Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Atlantic Ninebark

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Armenia), Europe (27 countries), and North America (Canada, United States).

Merriam’s Pocket Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Atlantic Ninebark

The Atlantic Ninebark (Physocarpus opulifolius) is a species in the genus Physocarpus. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.