Merriam’s Pocket Mouse vs Soapberry

Perognathus merriami compared with Sapindus saponaria

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Merriam’s Pocket Mouse	Soapberry
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Sapindales (Sapindales)
Family	Heteromyidae	Sapindaceae
Genus	Perognathus	Sapindus
Species	Perognathus merriami	Sapindus saponaria

Conservation Status

Merriam’s Pocket Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Soapberry

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Merriam’s Pocket Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Soapberry

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (9 countries), Asia (India, Vietnam), North America (Cuba, El Salvador, Guatemala), and South America (Brazil, Chile, Colombia).