Black-eared Deermouse vs New Guinea Creeper

Peromyscus melanotis compared with Mucuna bennettii

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-eared Deermouse	New Guinea Creeper
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Cricetidae	Fabaceae
Genus	Peromyscus	Mucuna
Species	Peromyscus melanotis	Mucuna bennettii

Conservation Status

Black-eared Deermouse

LC — Least Concern

New Guinea Creeper

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-eared Deermouse	New Guinea Creeper
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-eared Deermouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

New Guinea Creeper

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Brazil.

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.