Bermuda buttercup vs Merriam’s Pocket Mouse

Oxalis pes-caprae compared with Perognathus merriami

Key Differences

• Bermuda buttercup is Not Evaluated while Merriam’s Pocket Mouse is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bermuda buttercup	Merriam’s Pocket Mouse
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Oxalidales (Oxalidales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Oxalidaceae	Heteromyidae
Genus	Oxalis	Perognathus
Species	Oxalis pes-caprae	Perognathus merriami

Conservation Status

Bermuda buttercup

NE — Not Evaluated

Merriam’s Pocket Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bermuda buttercup	Merriam’s Pocket Mouse
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bermuda buttercup

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Algeria, Egypt, Morocco), Asia (8 countries), Europe (16 countries), North America (Mexico, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Brazil, Chile).

Merriam’s Pocket Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Bermuda buttercup

The Bermuda buttercup (Oxalis pes-caprae) is a species in the genus Oxalis. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.