Merriam’s Pocket Mouse vs Sacatrapo

Perognathus merriami compared with Caperonia palustris

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Merriam’s Pocket Mouse	Sacatrapo
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)
Family	Heteromyidae	Euphorbiaceae
Genus	Perognathus	Caperonia
Species	Perognathus merriami	Caperonia palustris

Conservation Status

Merriam’s Pocket Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Sacatrapo

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Merriam’s Pocket Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Sacatrapo

Habitat

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

Range

Found across North America (6 countries) and South America (Brazil, Colombia).