Asian Bittersweet vs Black-eared Deermouse

Celastrus orbiculatus compared with Peromyscus melanotis

Key Differences

• Asian Bittersweet is Not Evaluated while Black-eared Deermouse is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Asian Bittersweet	Black-eared Deermouse
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Celastrales (Celastrales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Celastraceae	Cricetidae
Genus	Celastrus	Peromyscus
Species	Celastrus orbiculatus	Peromyscus melanotis

Conservation Status

Asian Bittersweet

NE — Not Evaluated

Black-eared Deermouse

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Asian Bittersweet	Black-eared Deermouse
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Asian Bittersweet

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (7 countries) and North America (Canada, United States).

Black-eared Deermouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Asian Bittersweet

Asian bittersweet (Celastrus orbiculatus) is a species in the genus Celastrus. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Black-eared Deermouse

The Black-eared Deermouse (Peromyscus melanotis) is a species in the genus Peromyscus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.