Merriam’s Pocket Mouse vs Silver Lime

Perognathus merriami compared with Tilia tomentosa

Key Differences

• Merriam’s Pocket Mouse is Least Concern while Silver Lime is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Merriam’s Pocket Mouse	Silver Lime
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Malvales (Malvales)
Family	Heteromyidae	Malvaceae
Genus	Perognathus	Tilia
Species	Perognathus merriami	Tilia tomentosa

Conservation Status

Merriam’s Pocket Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Silver Lime

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Merriam’s Pocket Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Silver Lime

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (15 countries) and North America (Canada).