Merriam’s Pocket Mouse vs Streamside Swordfern

Perognathus merriami compared with Nephrolepis rivularis

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Merriam’s Pocket Mouse	Streamside Swordfern
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Tracheophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)
Family	Heteromyidae	Nephrolepidaceae
Genus	Perognathus	Nephrolepis
Species	Perognathus merriami	Nephrolepis rivularis

Conservation Status

Merriam’s Pocket Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Streamside Swordfern

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Merriam’s Pocket Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Streamside Swordfern

Habitat

Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Colombia, and Cuba.