Black-eared Deermouse vs Fringed rue

Peromyscus melanotis compared with Ruta chalepensis

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-eared Deermouse	Fringed rue
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Sapindales (Sapindales)
Family	Cricetidae	Rutaceae
Genus	Peromyscus	Ruta
Species	Peromyscus melanotis	Ruta chalepensis

Conservation Status

Black-eared Deermouse

LC — Least Concern

Fringed rue

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-eared Deermouse	Fringed rue
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-eared Deermouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Fringed rue

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Angola, Sao Tome and Principe), Europe (Bosnia and Herzegovina, Portugal, Spain), North America (Belize, United States), and South America (6 countries).

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.