Merriam’s Pocket Mouse vs screw-pine

Perognathus merriami compared with Pandanus spiralis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Merriam’s Pocket Mouse	screw-pine
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Pandanales (Pandanales)
Family	Heteromyidae	Pandanaceae
Genus	Perognathus	Pandanus
Species	Perognathus merriami	Pandanus spiralis

Conservation Status

Merriam’s Pocket Mouse

LC — Least Concern

screw-pine

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Merriam’s Pocket Mouse	screw-pine
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Merriam’s Pocket Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

screw-pine

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.