Merriam’s Pocket Mouse vs true senna

Perognathus merriami compared with Senna alexandrina

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Merriam’s Pocket Mouse	true senna
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Heteromyidae	Fabaceae
Genus	Perognathus	Senna
Species	Perognathus merriami	Senna alexandrina

Conservation Status

Merriam’s Pocket Mouse

LC — Least Concern

true senna

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Merriam’s Pocket Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

true senna

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Iraq, Qatar, Taiwan), Europe (Sweden), and South America (Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador).