Merriam’s Pocket Mouse vs Water Fig

Perognathus merriami compared with Ficus verruculosa

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Merriam’s Pocket Mouse	Water Fig
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Rosales (Roses & Allies)
Family	Heteromyidae	Moraceae
Genus	Perognathus	Ficus
Species	Perognathus merriami	Ficus verruculosa

Conservation Status

Merriam’s Pocket Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Water Fig

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Merriam’s Pocket Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Water Fig

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Guinea.