Black-eared Deermouse vs Cudweed

Peromyscus melanotis compared with Artemisia ludoviciana

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-eared Deermouse	Cudweed
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Cricetidae	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Peromyscus	Artemisia
Species	Peromyscus melanotis	Artemisia ludoviciana

Conservation Status

Black-eared Deermouse

LC — Least Concern

Cudweed

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-eared Deermouse	Cudweed
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-eared Deermouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Cudweed

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (9 countries), North America (United States), and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia).

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.