Dahoon vs Merriam’s Pocket Mouse

Ilex cassine compared with Perognathus merriami

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dahoon	Merriam’s Pocket Mouse
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Aquifoliales (Aquifoliales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Aquifoliaceae	Heteromyidae
Genus	Ilex	Perognathus
Species	Ilex cassine	Perognathus merriami

Conservation Status

Dahoon

LC — Least Concern

Merriam’s Pocket Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Dahoon

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Cuba and United States.

Merriam’s Pocket Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.