Merriam’s Pocket Mouse vs mountain-pepper

Perognathus merriami compared with Litsea cubeba

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Merriam’s Pocket Mouse	mountain-pepper
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Laurales (Laurales)
Family	Heteromyidae	Lauraceae
Genus	Perognathus	Litsea
Species	Perognathus merriami	Litsea cubeba

Conservation Status

Merriam’s Pocket Mouse

LC — Least Concern

mountain-pepper

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Merriam’s Pocket Mouse	mountain-pepper
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Merriam’s Pocket Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

mountain-pepper

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Taiwan.