Merriam’s Pocket Mouse vs Pith Plant

Perognathus merriami compared with Aeschynomene aspera

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Merriam’s Pocket Mouse	Pith Plant
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Heteromyidae	Fabaceae
Genus	Perognathus	Aeschynomene
Species	Perognathus merriami	Aeschynomene aspera

Conservation Status

Merriam’s Pocket Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Pith Plant

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Merriam’s Pocket Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Pith Plant

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Madagascar.