Black-eared Deermouse vs Texas Ash

Peromyscus melanotis compared with Fraxinus albicans

Key Differences

• Black-eared Deermouse is Least Concern while Texas Ash is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-eared Deermouse	Texas Ash
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Lamiales (Lamiales)
Family	Cricetidae	Oleaceae
Genus	Peromyscus	Fraxinus
Species	Peromyscus melanotis	Fraxinus albicans

Conservation Status

Black-eared Deermouse

LC — Least Concern

Texas Ash

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-eared Deermouse	Texas Ash
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-eared Deermouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Texas Ash

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.