Merriam’s Pocket Mouse vs three-flower maple

Perognathus merriami compared with Acer triflorum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Merriam’s Pocket Mouse	three-flower maple
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Sapindales (Sapindales)
Family	Heteromyidae	Sapindaceae
Genus	Perognathus	Acer
Species	Perognathus merriami	Acer triflorum

Conservation Status

Merriam’s Pocket Mouse

LC — Least Concern

three-flower maple

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Merriam’s Pocket Mouse	three-flower maple
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Merriam’s Pocket Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

three-flower maple

Habitat

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