Black-eared Deermouse vs Tangerine

Peromyscus melanotis compared with Citrus reticulata

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-eared Deermouse	Tangerine
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Sapindales (Sapindales)
Family	Cricetidae	Rutaceae
Genus	Peromyscus	Citrus
Species	Peromyscus melanotis	Citrus reticulata

Conservation Status

Black-eared Deermouse

LC — Least Concern

Tangerine

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-eared Deermouse	Tangerine
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-eared Deermouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Tangerine

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (6 countries), Asia (Laos), Europe (5 countries), North America (United States), Oceania and the Pacific (New Zealand), and South America (Brazil, Colombia, Peru).

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.