long yam vs Merriam’s Pocket Mouse

Dioscorea transversa compared with Perognathus merriami

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	long yam	Merriam’s Pocket Mouse
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Dioscoreales (Dioscoreales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Dioscoreaceae	Heteromyidae
Genus	Dioscorea	Perognathus
Species	Dioscorea transversa	Perognathus merriami

Conservation Status

long yam

LC — Least Concern

Merriam’s Pocket Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

long yam

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Merriam’s Pocket Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.