Merriam’s Pocket Mouse vs persimmon

Perognathus merriami compared with Diospyros kaki

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Merriam’s Pocket Mouse	persimmon
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Ericales (Ericales)
Family	Heteromyidae	Ebenaceae
Genus	Perognathus	Diospyros
Species	Perognathus merriami	Diospyros kaki

Conservation Status

Merriam’s Pocket Mouse

LC — Least Concern

persimmon

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Merriam’s Pocket Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

persimmon

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Libya), Asia (4 countries), Europe (8 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Brazil).