Merriam’s Pocket Mouse vs Oriental asperula

Perognathus merriami compared with Asperula orientalis

Key Differences

• Merriam’s Pocket Mouse is Least Concern while Oriental asperula is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Merriam’s Pocket Mouse	Oriental asperula
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Gentianales (Gentianales)
Family	Heteromyidae	Rubiaceae
Genus	Perognathus	Asperula
Species	Perognathus merriami	Asperula orientalis

Conservation Status

Merriam’s Pocket Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Oriental asperula

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Merriam’s Pocket Mouse	Oriental asperula
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Merriam’s Pocket Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Oriental asperula

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (8 countries) and North America (United States).