Merriam’s Pocket Mouse vs Sargent Cherry

Perognathus merriami compared with Prunus sargentii

Key Differences

• Merriam’s Pocket Mouse is Least Concern while Sargent Cherry is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Merriam’s Pocket Mouse	Sargent Cherry
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Rosales (Roses & Allies)
Family	Heteromyidae	Rosaceae (Rose Family)
Genus	Perognathus	Prunus (Cherries & Plums)
Species	Perognathus merriami	Prunus sargentii

Conservation Status

Merriam’s Pocket Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Sargent Cherry

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Merriam’s Pocket Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Sargent Cherry

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Norway and Sweden.