Merriam’s Pocket Mouse vs scimitar-bean

Perognathus merriami compared with Canavalia gladiata

Key Differences

• Merriam’s Pocket Mouse is Least Concern while scimitar-bean is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Merriam’s Pocket Mouse	scimitar-bean
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Heteromyidae	Fabaceae
Genus	Perognathus	Canavalia
Species	Perognathus merriami	Canavalia gladiata

Conservation Status

Merriam’s Pocket Mouse

LC — Least Concern

scimitar-bean

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Merriam’s Pocket Mouse	scimitar-bean
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Merriam’s Pocket Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

scimitar-bean

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (4 countries), Asia (India, Philippines, Taiwan), North America (Cuba), and South America (Brazil).