Black-eared Deermouse vs Streamside Swordfern

Peromyscus melanotis compared with Nephrolepis rivularis

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-eared Deermouse	Streamside Swordfern
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Tracheophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)
Family	Cricetidae	Nephrolepidaceae
Genus	Peromyscus	Nephrolepis
Species	Peromyscus melanotis	Nephrolepis rivularis

Conservation Status

Black-eared Deermouse

LC — Least Concern

Streamside Swordfern

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-eared Deermouse	Streamside Swordfern
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-eared Deermouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Streamside Swordfern

Habitat

Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Colombia, and Cuba.

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.