Black-eared Deermouse vs Lesser Spearwort

Peromyscus melanotis compared with Ranunculus flammula

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-eared Deermouse	Lesser Spearwort
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Ranunculales (Ranunculales)
Family	Cricetidae	Ranunculaceae
Genus	Peromyscus	Ranunculus
Species	Peromyscus melanotis	Ranunculus flammula

Conservation Status

Black-eared Deermouse

LC — Least Concern

Lesser Spearwort

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-eared Deermouse	Lesser Spearwort
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-eared Deermouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Lesser Spearwort

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (6 countries), North America (United States), and Oceania and the Pacific (New Zealand).

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.