Bearded Spiderhead vs Merriam’s Pocket Mouse

Serruria phylicoides compared with Perognathus merriami

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bearded Spiderhead	Merriam’s Pocket Mouse
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Proteales (Proteales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Proteaceae	Heteromyidae
Genus	Serruria	Perognathus
Species	Serruria phylicoides	Perognathus merriami

Conservation Status

Bearded Spiderhead

LC — Least Concern

Merriam’s Pocket Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bearded Spiderhead

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.

Bearded Spiderhead

The Bearded Spiderhead (Serruria phylicoides) is a species in the genus Serruria. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.