Merriam’s Pocket Mouse vs quininetree

Perognathus merriami compared with Rauvolfia caffra

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Merriam’s Pocket Mouse	quininetree
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Gentianales (Gentianales)
Family	Heteromyidae	Apocynaceae
Genus	Perognathus	Rauvolfia
Species	Perognathus merriami	Rauvolfia caffra

Conservation Status

Merriam’s Pocket Mouse

LC — Least Concern

quininetree

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Merriam’s Pocket Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

quininetree

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Cuba.