Merriam’s Pocket Mouse vs red-necked wallaby

Perognathus merriami compared with Macropus rufogriseus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Merriam’s Pocket Mouse	red-necked wallaby
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Diprotodontia (Marsupials)
Family	Heteromyidae	Macropodidae (Kangaroos)
Genus	Perognathus	Macropus (Kangaroos)
Species	Perognathus merriami	Macropus rufogriseus

Evolutionary Relationship

Merriam’s Pocket Mouse and red-necked wallaby share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Merriam’s Pocket Mouse

LC — Least Concern

red-necked wallaby

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Merriam’s Pocket Mouse	red-necked wallaby
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Merriam’s Pocket Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

red-necked wallaby

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found across Europe (11 countries) and South America (Colombia).

red-necked wallaby

red-necked wallaby (Macropus rufogriseus) is classified as Least Concern (LC) on the IUCN Red List. Widespread and abundant across its range, with stable populations and no immediate conservation concerns.