Merriam’s Pocket Mouse vs red calla

Perognathus merriami compared with Zantedeschia rehmannii

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Merriam’s Pocket Mouse	red calla
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Alismatales (Alismatales)
Family	Heteromyidae	Araceae
Genus	Perognathus	Zantedeschia
Species	Perognathus merriami	Zantedeschia rehmannii

Conservation Status

Merriam’s Pocket Mouse

LC — Least Concern

red calla

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Merriam’s Pocket Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

red calla

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Distributed across Sweden and Taiwan.