Merriam’s Pocket Mouse vs Yefen

Perognathus merriami compared with Fuirena umbellata

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Merriam’s Pocket Mouse	Yefen
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Heteromyidae	Cyperaceae
Genus	Perognathus	Fuirena
Species	Perognathus merriami	Fuirena umbellata

Conservation Status

Merriam’s Pocket Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Yefen

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Merriam’s Pocket Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Yefen

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Comoros, Guinea, Madagascar), Asia (Singapore, Taiwan), North America (Cuba, Guatemala, Honduras), Oceania and the Pacific (Marshall Islands, Micronesia, Palau), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).