Merriam’s Pocket Mouse vs Scarlet Oak

Perognathus merriami compared with Quercus coccinea

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Merriam’s Pocket Mouse	Scarlet Oak
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Fagales (Beeches & Oaks)
Family	Heteromyidae	Fagaceae (Beech Family)
Genus	Perognathus	Quercus (Oaks)
Species	Perognathus merriami	Quercus coccinea

Conservation Status

Merriam’s Pocket Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Scarlet Oak

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Merriam’s Pocket Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Scarlet Oak

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil and United States.