Merriam’s Pocket Mouse vs White Pine

Perognathus merriami compared with Dacrycarpus dacrydioides

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Merriam’s Pocket Mouse	White Pine
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Coniferophyta (Conifers)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Pinopsida (Conifers)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Pinales (Pines & Allies)
Family	Heteromyidae	Podocarpaceae
Genus	Perognathus	Dacrycarpus
Species	Perognathus merriami	Dacrycarpus dacrydioides

Conservation Status

Merriam’s Pocket Mouse

LC — Least Concern

White Pine

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Merriam’s Pocket Mouse	White Pine
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Merriam’s Pocket Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

White Pine

Habitat

Typically found in temperate and boreal forests, often at higher elevations.