Merriam’s Pocket Mouse vs Mountain Tea

Perognathus merriami compared with Sideritis hyssopifolia

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Merriam’s Pocket Mouse	Mountain Tea
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	Sideritis
Species	Perognathus merriami	Sideritis hyssopifolia

Conservation Status

Merriam’s Pocket Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Mountain Tea

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Merriam’s Pocket Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Mountain Tea

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Portugal.