Merriam’s Pocket Mouse vs water dock

Perognathus merriami compared with Rumex hydrolapathum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Merriam’s Pocket Mouse	water dock
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)
Family	Heteromyidae	Polygonaceae
Genus	Perognathus	Rumex
Species	Perognathus merriami	Rumex hydrolapathum

Conservation Status

Merriam’s Pocket Mouse

LC — Least Concern

water dock

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Merriam’s Pocket Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

water dock

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Asia (Japan) and Europe (5 countries).