Gout stalk vs Merriam’s Pocket Mouse

Jatropha podagrica compared with Perognathus merriami

Key Differences

Gout stalk is Not Evaluated while Merriam’s Pocket Mouse is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gout stalk	Merriam’s Pocket Mouse
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Euphorbiaceae	Heteromyidae
Genus	Jatropha	Perognathus
Species	Jatropha podagrica	Perognathus merriami

Conservation Status

Gout stalk

NE — Not Evaluated

Merriam’s Pocket Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Gout stalk

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (5 countries), Asia (India, Philippines, Taiwan), North America (United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).