Merriam’s Pocket Mouse vs wild cotoneaster

Perognathus merriami compared with Cotoneaster integerrimus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Merriam’s Pocket Mouse	wild cotoneaster
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Rosales (Roses & Allies)
Family	Heteromyidae	Rosaceae (Rose Family)
Genus	Perognathus	Cotoneaster
Species	Perognathus merriami	Cotoneaster integerrimus

Conservation Status

Merriam’s Pocket Mouse

LC — Least Concern

wild cotoneaster

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Merriam’s Pocket Mouse	wild cotoneaster
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Merriam’s Pocket Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

wild cotoneaster

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (6 countries).