Merriam’s Pocket Mouse vs Thatch palm

Perognathus merriami compared with Sabal yapa

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Merriam’s Pocket Mouse	Thatch palm
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Arecales (Arecales)
Family	Heteromyidae	Arecaceae
Genus	Perognathus	Sabal
Species	Perognathus merriami	Sabal yapa

Conservation Status

Merriam’s Pocket Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Thatch palm

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Merriam’s Pocket Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Thatch palm

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Found in Cuba.