Black-eared Deermouse vs Water spangles

Peromyscus melanotis compared with Salvinia minima

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-eared Deermouse	Water spangles
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Tracheophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Salviniales (Salviniales)
Family	Cricetidae	Salviniaceae
Genus	Peromyscus	Salvinia
Species	Peromyscus melanotis	Salvinia minima

Conservation Status

Black-eared Deermouse

LC — Least Concern

Water spangles

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-eared Deermouse	Water spangles
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-eared Deermouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Water spangles

Habitat

Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (Sri Lanka), North America (Cuba, Dominican Republic, United States), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

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.