Black-eared Deermouse vs Smallflowered Milkvetch

Peromyscus melanotis compared with Astragalus nuttallianus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-eared Deermouse	Smallflowered Milkvetch
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	Astragalus
Species	Peromyscus melanotis	Astragalus nuttallianus

Conservation Status

Black-eared Deermouse

LC — Least Concern

Smallflowered Milkvetch

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-eared Deermouse	Smallflowered Milkvetch
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-eared Deermouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Smallflowered Milkvetch

Habitat

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

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.