Merriam’s Pocket Mouse vs rough-leaf hydrangea

Perognathus merriami compared with Hydrangea aspera

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Merriam’s Pocket Mouse	rough-leaf hydrangea
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Cornales (Cornales)
Family	Heteromyidae	Hydrangeaceae
Genus	Perognathus	Hydrangea
Species	Perognathus merriami	Hydrangea aspera

Conservation Status

Merriam’s Pocket Mouse

LC — Least Concern

rough-leaf hydrangea

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Merriam’s Pocket Mouse	rough-leaf hydrangea
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Merriam’s Pocket Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

rough-leaf hydrangea

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Norway, Sweden, and Taiwan.