Black-eared Deermouse vs Texas toadflax

Peromyscus melanotis compared with Nuttallanthus texanus

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

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

Conservation Status

Black-eared Deermouse

LC — Least Concern

Texas toadflax

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-eared Deermouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Texas toadflax

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada, Colombia, Japan, and 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.