Merriam’s Pocket Mouse vs Wavy Spiderhead

Perognathus merriami compared with Serruria confragosa

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Merriam’s Pocket Mouse	Wavy Spiderhead
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Proteales (Proteales)
Family	Heteromyidae	Proteaceae
Genus	Perognathus	Serruria
Species	Perognathus merriami	Serruria confragosa

Conservation Status

Merriam’s Pocket Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Wavy Spiderhead

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Merriam’s Pocket Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Wavy Spiderhead

Habitat

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