Merriam’s Pocket Mouse vs toadtree

Perognathus merriami compared with Tabernaemontana elegans

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Merriam’s Pocket Mouse	toadtree
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Gentianales (Gentianales)
Family	Heteromyidae	Apocynaceae
Genus	Perognathus	Tabernaemontana
Species	Perognathus merriami	Tabernaemontana elegans

Conservation Status

Merriam’s Pocket Mouse

LC — Least Concern

toadtree

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Merriam’s Pocket Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

toadtree

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Taiwan.