blackdown-stringybark vs Merriam’s Pocket Mouse

Eucalyptus sphaerocarpa compared with Perognathus merriami

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	blackdown-stringybark	Merriam’s Pocket Mouse
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Myrtales (Myrtales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Myrtaceae	Heteromyidae
Genus	Eucalyptus	Perognathus
Species	Eucalyptus sphaerocarpa	Perognathus merriami

Conservation Status

blackdown-stringybark

LC — Least Concern

Merriam’s Pocket Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	blackdown-stringybark	Merriam’s Pocket Mouse
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

blackdown-stringybark

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Brazil.

Merriam’s Pocket Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

blackdown-stringybark

The Blackdown-Stringybark (Eucalyptus sphaerocarpa) is a species in the genus Eucalyptus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions. Found in Brazil.