Merriam’s Pocket Mouse vs rough agave

Perognathus merriami compared with Agave asperrima

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Merriam’s Pocket Mouse	rough agave
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Asparagales (Asparagales)
Family	Heteromyidae	Asparagaceae
Genus	Perognathus	Agave
Species	Perognathus merriami	Agave asperrima

Conservation Status

Merriam’s Pocket Mouse

LC — Least Concern

rough agave

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Merriam’s Pocket Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

rough agave

Habitat

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