Black-eared Deermouse vs five-leaf crotalaria

Peromyscus melanotis compared with Crotalaria quinquefolia

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Black-eared Deermouse five-leaf crotalaria
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 Crotalaria
Species Peromyscus melanotis Crotalaria quinquefolia

Conservation Status

Black-eared Deermouse

LC — Least Concern

five-leaf crotalaria

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Black-eared Deermouse five-leaf crotalaria
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-eared Deermouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

five-leaf crotalaria

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests within the Australasia biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Japan, Singapore), Oceania and the Pacific (5 countries), and South America (Guyana).

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.

five-leaf crotalaria

No description available.

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