Forest Bead-string vs Merriam’s Pocket Mouse

Alchornea hirtella compared with Perognathus merriami

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Forest Bead-string	Merriam’s Pocket Mouse
Kingdom	Plantae (Pflanzen)	Animalia (Tier)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordatiere)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Säugetiere)
Order	Malpighiales (Malpighienartige)	Rodentia (Nagetiere)
Family	Euphorbiaceae	Heteromyidae
Genus	Alchornea	Perognathus
Species	Alchornea hirtella	Perognathus merriami

Conservation Status

Forest Bead-string

LC — Least Concern

Merriam’s Pocket Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Forest Bead-string	Merriam’s Pocket Mouse
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Forest Bead-string

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Guinea.

Merriam’s Pocket Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.