Merriam’s Pocket Mouse vs murixi-bark-tree

Perognathus merriami compared with Byrsonima spicata

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Merriam’s Pocket Mouse	murixi-bark-tree
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)
Family	Heteromyidae	Malpighiaceae
Genus	Perognathus	Byrsonima
Species	Perognathus merriami	Byrsonima spicata

Conservation Status

Merriam’s Pocket Mouse

LC — Least Concern

murixi-bark-tree

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Merriam’s Pocket Mouse	murixi-bark-tree
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Merriam’s Pocket Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

murixi-bark-tree

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Colombia, and Cuba.