Merriam’s Pocket Mouse vs Year Bean

Perognathus merriami compared with Phaseolus dumosus

Key Differences

• Merriam’s Pocket Mouse is Least Concern while Year Bean is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Merriam’s Pocket Mouse	Year Bean
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Heteromyidae	Fabaceae
Genus	Perognathus	Phaseolus
Species	Perognathus merriami	Phaseolus dumosus

Conservation Status

Merriam’s Pocket Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Year Bean

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Merriam’s Pocket Mouse	Year Bean
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Merriam’s Pocket Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Year Bean

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Colombia.