Merriam’s Pocket Mouse vs Pectis

Perognathus merriami compared with Pectis subsquarrosa

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Merriam’s Pocket Mouse	Pectis
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Heteromyidae	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Perognathus	Pectis
Species	Perognathus merriami	Pectis subsquarrosa

Conservation Status

Merriam’s Pocket Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Pectis

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Merriam’s Pocket Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Pectis

Habitat

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