Black-eared Deermouse vs Vasey'S Pondweed

Peromyscus melanotis compared with Potamogeton vaseyi

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-eared Deermouse	Vasey'S Pondweed
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Alismatales (Alismatales)
Family	Cricetidae	Potamogetonaceae
Genus	Peromyscus	Potamogeton
Species	Peromyscus melanotis	Potamogeton vaseyi

Conservation Status

Black-eared Deermouse

LC — Least Concern

Vasey'S Pondweed

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-eared Deermouse	Vasey'S Pondweed
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-eared Deermouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Vasey'S Pondweed

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada, Norway, 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.