goldthread vs Merriam’s Pocket Mouse

Coptis teeta compared with Perognathus merriami

Key Differences

• goldthread is Endangered while Merriam’s Pocket Mouse is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	goldthread	Merriam’s Pocket Mouse
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Ranunculales (Ranunculales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Ranunculaceae	Heteromyidae
Genus	Coptis	Perognathus
Species	Coptis teeta	Perognathus merriami

Conservation Status

goldthread

EN — Endangered

Merriam’s Pocket Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

goldthread

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.