Black-eared Deermouse vs False Oat-Grass Smut

Peromyscus melanotis compared with Urocystis avenae-elatioris

Key Differences

• Black-eared Deermouse is Least Concern while False Oat-Grass Smut is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-eared Deermouse	False Oat-Grass Smut
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Ustilaginomycetes (Ustilaginomycetes)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Urocystidales (Urocystidales)
Family	Cricetidae	Urocystidaceae
Genus	Peromyscus	Urocystis
Species	Peromyscus melanotis	Urocystis avenae-elatioris

Conservation Status

Black-eared Deermouse

LC — Least Concern

False Oat-Grass Smut

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-eared Deermouse	False Oat-Grass Smut
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-eared Deermouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

False Oat-Grass Smut

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.