Merriam’s Pocket Mouse vs red star apple

Perognathus merriami compared with Diospyros lycioides

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Merriam’s Pocket Mouse	red star apple
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Ericales (Ericales)
Family	Heteromyidae	Ebenaceae
Genus	Perognathus	Diospyros
Species	Perognathus merriami	Diospyros lycioides

Conservation Status

Merriam’s Pocket Mouse

LC — Least Concern

red star apple

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Merriam’s Pocket Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

red star apple

Habitat

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