Black-eared Deermouse vs Smooth Winterberry

Peromyscus melanotis compared with Ilex laevigata

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-eared Deermouse	Smooth Winterberry
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Aquifoliales (Aquifoliales)
Family	Cricetidae	Aquifoliaceae
Genus	Peromyscus	Ilex
Species	Peromyscus melanotis	Ilex laevigata

Conservation Status

Black-eared Deermouse

LC — Least Concern

Smooth Winterberry

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-eared Deermouse	Smooth Winterberry
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-eared Deermouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Smooth Winterberry

Habitat

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

Range

Found in United States.

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.