Merriam’s Pocket Mouse vs Mint

Perognathus merriami compared with Mentha verticillata

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Merriam’s Pocket Mouse	Mint
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Lamiales (Lamiales)
Family	Heteromyidae	Lamiaceae
Genus	Perognathus	Mentha
Species	Perognathus merriami	Mentha verticillata

Conservation Status

Merriam’s Pocket Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Mint

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Merriam’s Pocket Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Mint

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (4 countries) and North America (Canada, United States).