Merriam’s Pocket Mouse vs Red Quebracho

Perognathus merriami compared with Schinopsis quebrachocolorado

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Merriam’s Pocket Mouse	Red Quebracho
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Sapindales (Sapindales)
Family	Heteromyidae	Anacardiaceae
Genus	Perognathus	Schinopsis
Species	Perognathus merriami	Schinopsis quebrachocolorado

Conservation Status

Merriam’s Pocket Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Red Quebracho

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Merriam’s Pocket Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Red Quebracho

Habitat

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