Merriam’s Pocket Mouse vs Mexican woodrat

Perognathus merriami compared with Neotoma mexicana

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Merriam’s Pocket Mouse	Mexican woodrat
Kingdom same	Animalia (animal)	Animalia (animal)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (mammifères)	Mammalia (mammifères)
Order same	Rodentia (Rodents)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Heteromyidae	Cricetidae
Genus	Perognathus	Neotoma
Species	Perognathus merriami	Neotoma mexicana

Evolutionary Relationship

Merriam’s Pocket Mouse and Mexican woodrat share a common ancestor at the Order level: Rodentia. (Rodents)

Conservation Status

Merriam’s Pocket Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Mexican woodrat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Merriam’s Pocket Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Mexican woodrat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.