Merriam’s Pocket Mouse vs Mountain Soursop

Perognathus merriami compared with Annona jamaicensis

Key Differences

• Merriam’s Pocket Mouse is Least Concern while Mountain Soursop is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Merriam’s Pocket Mouse	Mountain Soursop
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Magnoliales (Magnoliales)
Family	Heteromyidae	Annonaceae
Genus	Perognathus	Annona
Species	Perognathus merriami	Annona jamaicensis

Conservation Status

Merriam’s Pocket Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Mountain Soursop

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Merriam’s Pocket Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Mountain Soursop

Habitat

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