Himalayan Maple vs Merriam s Deermouse

Acer oblongum compared with Peromyscus merriami

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Himalayan Maple	Merriam s Deermouse
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Sapindales (Sapindales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Sapindaceae	Cricetidae
Genus	Acer	Peromyscus
Species	Acer oblongum	Peromyscus merriami

Conservation Status

Himalayan Maple

LC — Least Concern

Merriam s Deermouse

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Himalayan Maple	Merriam s Deermouse
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Himalayan Maple

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, temperate coniferous forests, and montane grasslands and shrublands, among 4 distinct biome types spanning the Afrotropic and Palearctic realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Distributed across Afghanistan, Algeria, and Tanzania.