Black-eared Deermouse vs Sweet Trillium

Peromyscus melanotis compared with Trillium vaseyi

Key Differences

• Black-eared Deermouse is Least Concern while Sweet Trillium is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-eared Deermouse	Sweet Trillium
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Liliales (Liliales)
Family	Cricetidae	Melanthiaceae
Genus	Peromyscus	Trillium
Species	Peromyscus melanotis	Trillium vaseyi

Conservation Status

Black-eared Deermouse

LC — Least Concern

Sweet Trillium

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-eared Deermouse	Sweet Trillium
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-eared Deermouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Sweet Trillium

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

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.