Merriam’s Pocket Mouse vs roundleaf toothcup

Perognathus merriami compared with Rotala rotundifolia

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Merriam’s Pocket Mouse	roundleaf toothcup
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Myrtales (Myrtales)
Family	Heteromyidae	Lythraceae
Genus	Perognathus	Rotala
Species	Perognathus merriami	Rotala rotundifolia

Conservation Status

Merriam’s Pocket Mouse

LC — Least Concern

roundleaf toothcup

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Merriam’s Pocket Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

roundleaf toothcup

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Australia, Brazil, Taiwan, and United States.