Merriam’s Pocket Mouse vs Small Suncup

Perognathus merriami compared with Aspidonepsis flava

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Merriam’s Pocket Mouse	Small Suncup
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Gentianales (Gentianales)
Family	Heteromyidae	Apocynaceae
Genus	Perognathus	Aspidonepsis
Species	Perognathus merriami	Aspidonepsis flava

Conservation Status

Merriam’s Pocket Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Small Suncup

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Merriam’s Pocket Mouse	Small Suncup
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Merriam’s Pocket Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Small Suncup

Habitat

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