Merriam’s Pocket Mouse vs Vine Maple

Perognathus merriami compared with Acer circinatum

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Merriam’s Pocket Mouse	Vine 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 circinatum

Conservation Status

Merriam’s Pocket Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Vine Maple

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Merriam’s Pocket Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Vine Maple

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.