Maid vs Merriam’s Pocket Mouse

Urobatis jamaicensis compared with Perognathus merriami

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Maid	Merriam’s Pocket Mouse
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Elasmobranchii	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Myliobatiformes (Myliobatiformes)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Urotrygonidae	Heteromyidae
Genus	Urobatis	Perognathus
Species	Urobatis jamaicensis	Perognathus merriami

Evolutionary Relationship

Maid and Merriam’s Pocket Mouse share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Maid

LC — Least Concern

Merriam’s Pocket Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Maid

Merriam’s Pocket Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.