Merriam’s Pocket Mouse vs teak

Perognathus merriami compared with Tectona grandis

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Merriam’s Pocket Mouse	teak
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Lamiales (Lamiales)
Family	Heteromyidae	Lamiaceae
Genus	Perognathus	Tectona
Species	Perognathus merriami	Tectona grandis

Conservation Status

Merriam’s Pocket Mouse

LC — Least Concern

teak

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Merriam’s Pocket Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

teak

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (13 countries), Asia (5 countries), North America (4 countries), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).