Black-eared Deermouse vs Mountain yam

Peromyscus melanotis compared with Dioscorea hamiltonii

Key Differences

• Black-eared Deermouse is Least Concern while Mountain yam is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-eared Deermouse	Mountain yam
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Dioscoreales (Dioscoreales)
Family	Cricetidae	Dioscoreaceae
Genus	Peromyscus	Dioscorea
Species	Peromyscus melanotis	Dioscorea hamiltonii

Conservation Status

Black-eared Deermouse

LC — Least Concern

Mountain yam

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-eared Deermouse	Mountain yam
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-eared Deermouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Mountain yam

Habitat

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

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.