Merriam’s Pocket Mouse vs Native Caper

Perognathus merriami compared with Capparis canescens

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Merriam’s Pocket Mouse	Native Caper
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Brassicales (Brassicales)
Family	Heteromyidae	Capparaceae
Genus	Perognathus	Capparis
Species	Perognathus merriami	Capparis canescens

Conservation Status

Merriam’s Pocket Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Native Caper

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Merriam’s Pocket Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Native Caper

Habitat

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