Black-eared Deermouse vs Woolly Tooth

Peromyscus melanotis compared with Phellodon tomentosus

Key Differences

• Black-eared Deermouse is Least Concern while Woolly Tooth is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-eared Deermouse	Woolly Tooth
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Thelephorales (Thelephorales)
Family	Cricetidae	Thelephoraceae
Genus	Peromyscus	Phellodon
Species	Peromyscus melanotis	Phellodon tomentosus

Conservation Status

Black-eared Deermouse

LC — Least Concern

Woolly Tooth

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-eared Deermouse	Woolly Tooth
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-eared Deermouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Woolly Tooth

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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.