Black-eared Deermouse vs pignut

Peromyscus melanotis compared with Mesosphaerum suaveolens

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-eared Deermouse	pignut
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Lamiales (Lamiales)
Family	Cricetidae	Lamiaceae
Genus	Peromyscus	Mesosphaerum
Species	Peromyscus melanotis	Mesosphaerum suaveolens

Conservation Status

Black-eared Deermouse

LC — Least Concern

pignut

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-eared Deermouse	pignut
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-eared Deermouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

pignut

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Congo (DRC), Ethiopia, Guinea, and Timor-Leste.

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.