Black-eared Deermouse vs Winged Currant

Peromyscus melanotis compared with Searsia pterota

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-eared Deermouse	Winged Currant
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Sapindales (Sapindales)
Family	Cricetidae	Anacardiaceae
Genus	Peromyscus	Searsia
Species	Peromyscus melanotis	Searsia pterota

Conservation Status

Black-eared Deermouse

LC — Least Concern

Winged Currant

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-eared Deermouse	Winged Currant
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-eared Deermouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Winged Currant

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.