Merriam’s Pocket Mouse vs pinklet

Perognathus merriami compared with Stenandrium dulce

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Merriam’s Pocket Mouse	pinklet
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Lamiales (Lamiales)
Family	Heteromyidae	Acanthaceae
Genus	Perognathus	Stenandrium
Species	Perognathus merriami	Stenandrium dulce

Conservation Status

Merriam’s Pocket Mouse

LC — Least Concern

pinklet

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Merriam’s Pocket Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

pinklet

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil and Colombia.