Black-eared Deermouse vs Yellow Prickle

Peromyscus melanotis compared with Zanthoxylum martinicense

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-eared Deermouse	Yellow Prickle
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Sapindales (Sapindales)
Family	Cricetidae	Rutaceae
Genus	Peromyscus	Zanthoxylum
Species	Peromyscus melanotis	Zanthoxylum martinicense

Conservation Status

Black-eared Deermouse

LC — Least Concern

Yellow Prickle

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-eared Deermouse	Yellow Prickle
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-eared Deermouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Yellow Prickle

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Cuba.

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.