Black-eared Deermouse vs white mugwort

Peromyscus melanotis compared with Artemisia lactiflora

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-eared Deermouse	white mugwort
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Cricetidae	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Peromyscus	Artemisia
Species	Peromyscus melanotis	Artemisia lactiflora

Conservation Status

Black-eared Deermouse

LC — Least Concern

white mugwort

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-eared Deermouse	white mugwort
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-eared Deermouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

white mugwort

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada, Sweden, and Taiwan.

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.