Merriam’s Pocket Mouse vs Spurge

Perognathus merriami compared with Homalanthus populneus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Merriam’s Pocket Mouse	Spurge
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)
Family	Heteromyidae	Euphorbiaceae
Genus	Perognathus	Homalanthus
Species	Perognathus merriami	Homalanthus populneus

Conservation Status

Merriam’s Pocket Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Spurge

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Merriam’s Pocket Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Spurge

Habitat

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

Range

Found in United States.