Merriam’s Pocket Mouse vs Wild Pimento

Perognathus merriami compared with Pimenta jamaicensis

Key Differences

• Merriam’s Pocket Mouse is Least Concern while Wild Pimento is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Merriam’s Pocket Mouse	Wild Pimento
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Myrtales (Myrtales)
Family	Heteromyidae	Myrtaceae
Genus	Perognathus	Pimenta
Species	Perognathus merriami	Pimenta jamaicensis

Conservation Status

Merriam’s Pocket Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Wild Pimento

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Merriam’s Pocket Mouse	Wild Pimento
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Merriam’s Pocket Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Wild Pimento

Habitat

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