Merriam’s Pocket Mouse vs

Perognathus merriami compared with Staphylococcus lentus

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Merriam’s Pocket Mouse
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Bacteria (Bacteria)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Firmicutes (Firmicutes)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Bacilli (Bacilli)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Staphylococcales
Family	Heteromyidae	Staphylococcaceae
Genus	Perognathus	Staphylococcus
Species	Perognathus merriami	Staphylococcus lentus

Conservation Status

Merriam’s Pocket Mouse

LC — Least Concern

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Merriam’s Pocket Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Habitat

Native to Asia, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found in Taiwan.

Staphylococcus lentus is a coagulase-negative Gram-positive coccus primarily found on the skin of domestic animals including sheep, goats, and pigs. It inhabits the skin and mucosal surfaces of various mammalian hosts. This slow-growing commensal bacterium rarely causes disease but is occasionally isolated from animal skin infections.