Merriam’s Pocket Mouse vs Stinging Tree

Perognathus merriami compared with Dendrocnide peltata

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Merriam’s Pocket Mouse	Stinging Tree
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Rosales (Roses & Allies)
Family	Heteromyidae	Urticaceae
Genus	Perognathus	Dendrocnide
Species	Perognathus merriami	Dendrocnide peltata

Conservation Status

Merriam’s Pocket Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Stinging Tree

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Merriam’s Pocket Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Stinging Tree

Habitat

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