Black-eared Deermouse vs cow-itch

Peromyscus melanotis compared with Mucuna pruriens

Key Differences

• Black-eared Deermouse is Least Concern while cow-itch is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-eared Deermouse	cow-itch
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Cricetidae	Fabaceae
Genus	Peromyscus	Mucuna
Species	Peromyscus melanotis	Mucuna pruriens

Conservation Status

Black-eared Deermouse

LC — Least Concern

cow-itch

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-eared Deermouse	cow-itch
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-eared Deermouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

cow-itch

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (6 countries), North America (4 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (4 countries), and South America (4 countries).

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.