Merriam’s Pocket Mouse vs Pacific Maple

Perognathus merriami compared with Aglaia cucullata

Key Differences

• Merriam’s Pocket Mouse is Least Concern while Pacific Maple is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Merriam’s Pocket Mouse	Pacific Maple
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Sapindales (Sapindales)
Family	Heteromyidae	Meliaceae
Genus	Perognathus	Aglaia
Species	Perognathus merriami	Aglaia cucullata

Conservation Status

Merriam’s Pocket Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Pacific Maple

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Merriam’s Pocket Mouse	Pacific Maple
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Merriam’s Pocket Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Pacific Maple

Habitat

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