Merriam’s Pocket Mouse vs redhead

Perognathus merriami compared with Hamelia patens

Taxonomic Classification

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

Conservation Status

Merriam’s Pocket Mouse

LC — Least Concern

redhead

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Merriam’s Pocket Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

redhead

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Burundi, Congo (DRC), Seychelles), Asia (India, Taiwan), North America (4 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (Marshall Islands, Palau), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).