Merriam’s Pocket Mouse vs Pheasant's-eye

Perognathus merriami compared with Adonis annua

Key Differences

• Merriam’s Pocket Mouse is Least Concern while Pheasant's-eye is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Merriam’s Pocket Mouse	Pheasant's-eye
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Ranunculales (Ranunculales)
Family	Heteromyidae	Ranunculaceae
Genus	Perognathus	Adonis
Species	Perognathus merriami	Adonis annua

Conservation Status

Merriam’s Pocket Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Pheasant's-eye

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Merriam’s Pocket Mouse	Pheasant's-eye
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Merriam’s Pocket Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Pheasant's-eye

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (17 countries), and North America (Canada, United States).