Black-eared Deermouse vs Fivefingers

Peromyscus melanotis compared with Syngonium angustatum

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-eared Deermouse	Fivefingers
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Alismatales (Alismatales)
Family	Cricetidae	Araceae
Genus	Peromyscus	Syngonium
Species	Peromyscus melanotis	Syngonium angustatum

Conservation Status

Black-eared Deermouse

LC — Least Concern

Fivefingers

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-eared Deermouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Fivefingers

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Congo (DRC)), North America (Guatemala, Honduras, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (7 countries), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

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.