Merriam’s Pocket Mouse vs pliant lettuce

Perognathus merriami compared with Lactuca viminea

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Merriam’s Pocket Mouse	pliant lettuce
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	Lactuca
Species	Perognathus merriami	Lactuca viminea

Conservation Status

Merriam’s Pocket Mouse

LC — Least Concern

pliant lettuce

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Merriam’s Pocket Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

pliant lettuce

Habitat

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