Black-eared Deermouse vs Desert Thorn

Peromyscus melanotis compared with Lycium minimum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-eared Deermouse	Desert Thorn
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Solanales (Solanales)
Family	Cricetidae	Solanaceae
Genus	Peromyscus	Lycium
Species	Peromyscus melanotis	Lycium minimum

Conservation Status

Black-eared Deermouse

LC — Least Concern

Desert Thorn

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-eared Deermouse	Desert Thorn
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-eared Deermouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Desert Thorn

Habitat

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.