Black-eared Deermouse vs Red Alder

Peromyscus melanotis compared with Alnus rubra

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-eared Deermouse	Red Alder
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Fagales (Beeches & Oaks)
Family	Cricetidae	Betulaceae
Genus	Peromyscus	Alnus
Species	Peromyscus melanotis	Alnus rubra

Conservation Status

Black-eared Deermouse

LC — Least Concern

Red Alder

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-eared Deermouse	Red Alder
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-eared Deermouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Red Alder

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (7 countries), North America (Canada), and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia).

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.