Merriam’s Pocket Mouse vs saltree

Perognathus merriami compared with Shorea robusta

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Merriam’s Pocket Mouse	saltree
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Malvales (Malvales)
Family	Heteromyidae	Dipterocarpaceae
Genus	Perognathus	Shorea
Species	Perognathus merriami	Shorea robusta

Conservation Status

Merriam’s Pocket Mouse

LC — Least Concern

saltree

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Merriam’s Pocket Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

saltree

Habitat

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