Black-eared Deermouse vs wire crabgrass

Peromyscus melanotis compared with Digitaria longiflora

Key Differences

• Black-eared Deermouse is Least Concern while wire crabgrass is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-eared Deermouse	wire crabgrass
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Cricetidae	Poaceae (Grass Family)
Genus	Peromyscus	Digitaria
Species	Peromyscus melanotis	Digitaria longiflora

Conservation Status

Black-eared Deermouse

LC — Least Concern

wire crabgrass

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-eared Deermouse	wire crabgrass
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-eared Deermouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

wire crabgrass

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (5 countries), Asia (4 countries), Europe (4 countries), North America (Costa Rica, Cuba), Oceania and the Pacific (Micronesia), and South America (4 countries).

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.