Black Raspberry vs Merriam’s Pocket Mouse

Rubus occidentalis compared with Perognathus merriami

Key Differences

• Black Raspberry is Not Evaluated while Merriam’s Pocket Mouse is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black Raspberry	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	Rubus	Perognathus
Species	Rubus occidentalis	Perognathus merriami

Conservation Status

Black Raspberry

NE — Not Evaluated

Merriam’s Pocket Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black Raspberry

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Austria, Canada, Czech Republic, Slovakia, and United States.

Merriam’s Pocket Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Black Raspberry

The Black Raspberry (Rubus occidentalis) is a species in the genus Rubus. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.