Merriam’s Pocket Mouse vs spatheflower

Perognathus merriami compared with Spathiphyllum cannifolium

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Merriam’s Pocket Mouse	spatheflower
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Alismatales (Alismatales)
Family	Heteromyidae	Araceae
Genus	Perognathus	Spathiphyllum
Species	Perognathus merriami	Spathiphyllum cannifolium

Conservation Status

Merriam’s Pocket Mouse

LC — Least Concern

spatheflower

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Merriam’s Pocket Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

spatheflower

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil and Colombia.