forest-maple vs Merriam’s Pocket Mouse

Cryptocarya rigida compared with Perognathus merriami

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	forest-maple	Merriam’s Pocket Mouse
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Laurales (Laurales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Lauraceae	Heteromyidae
Genus	Cryptocarya	Perognathus
Species	Cryptocarya rigida	Perognathus merriami

Conservation Status

forest-maple

LC — Least Concern

Merriam’s Pocket Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	forest-maple	Merriam’s Pocket Mouse
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

forest-maple

Habitat

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

Merriam’s Pocket Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.