Least snoutbean vs Merriam’s Pocket Mouse

Rhynchosia minima compared with Perognathus merriami

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Least snoutbean	Merriam’s Pocket Mouse
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Fabaceae	Heteromyidae
Genus	Rhynchosia	Perognathus
Species	Rhynchosia minima	Perognathus merriami

Conservation Status

Least snoutbean

LC — Least Concern

Merriam’s Pocket Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Least snoutbean

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Burundi, Comoros, Madagascar), Asia (Taiwan), North America (4 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (Fiji), and South America (Brazil, Chile, Colombia).