Brown's-pine vs Merriam’s Pocket Mouse

Nageia wallichiana compared with Perognathus merriami

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brown's-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	Podocarpaceae	Heteromyidae
Genus	Nageia	Perognathus
Species	Nageia wallichiana	Perognathus merriami

Conservation Status

Brown's-pine

LC — Least Concern

Merriam’s Pocket Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brown's-pine	Merriam’s Pocket Mouse
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Brown's-pine

Habitat

Typically found in temperate and boreal forests, often at higher elevations.

Merriam’s Pocket Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Brown's-pine

The Brown's-pine (Nageia wallichiana) is a species in the genus Nageia. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in temperate and boreal forests, often at higher elevations.