Black Pine vs Merriam’s Pocket Mouse

Pinus thunbergii compared with Perognathus merriami

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black Pine	Merriam’s Pocket Mouse
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Coniferophyta (Conifers)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Pinopsida (Conifers)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Pinales (Pines & Allies)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Pinaceae (Pine Family)	Heteromyidae
Genus	Pinus (Pines)	Perognathus
Species	Pinus thunbergii	Perognathus merriami

Conservation Status

Black Pine

LC — Least Concern

Merriam’s Pocket Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black Pine	Merriam’s Pocket Mouse
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black Pine

Habitat

Inhabits temperate broadleaf and mixed forests within the Palearctic biogeographic realm.

Range

Distributed across Brazil, South Korea, and United States.

Merriam’s Pocket Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Black Pine

The Black Pine (Pinus thunbergii) is a species in the genus Pinus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Inhabits temperate broadleaf and mixed forests within the Palearctic biogeographic realm.