Black-eared Deermouse vs Jersey Tea

Peromyscus melanotis compared with Ceanothus americanus

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-eared Deermouse	Jersey Tea
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Rosales (Roses & Allies)
Family	Cricetidae	Rhamnaceae
Genus	Peromyscus	Ceanothus
Species	Peromyscus melanotis	Ceanothus americanus

Conservation Status

Black-eared Deermouse

LC — Least Concern

Jersey Tea

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-eared Deermouse	Jersey Tea
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-eared Deermouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Jersey Tea

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.

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.