Merriam’s Pocket Mouse vs small-leaf cotoneaster

Perognathus merriami compared with Cotoneaster microphyllus

Key Differences

• Merriam’s Pocket Mouse is Least Concern while small-leaf cotoneaster is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Merriam’s Pocket Mouse	small-leaf cotoneaster
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	Cotoneaster
Species	Perognathus merriami	Cotoneaster microphyllus

Conservation Status

Merriam’s Pocket Mouse

LC — Least Concern

small-leaf cotoneaster

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Merriam’s Pocket Mouse	small-leaf cotoneaster
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Merriam’s Pocket Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

small-leaf cotoneaster

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (6 countries) and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, New Zealand).