Black-eared Deermouse vs Downy Safflower

Peromyscus melanotis compared with Carthamus lanatus

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-eared Deermouse	Downy Safflower
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	Carthamus
Species	Peromyscus melanotis	Carthamus lanatus

Conservation Status

Black-eared Deermouse

LC — Least Concern

Downy Safflower

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-eared Deermouse	Downy Safflower
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-eared Deermouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Downy Safflower

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Japan), Europe (15 countries), North America (United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, New Zealand), and South America (Brazil, Chile).

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.