Black-eared Deermouse vs Floating Fern

Peromyscus melanotis compared with Salvinia natans

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-eared Deermouse	Floating Fern
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Tracheophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Salviniales (Salviniales)
Family	Cricetidae	Salviniaceae
Genus	Peromyscus	Salvinia
Species	Peromyscus melanotis	Salvinia natans

Conservation Status

Black-eared Deermouse

LC — Least Concern

Floating Fern

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-eared Deermouse	Floating Fern
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-eared Deermouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Floating Fern

Habitat

Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (4 countries), Europe (9 countries), North America (Honduras), and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia).

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.