Black-tailed Deermouse vs Cow-Wheat Clustercup Rust

Peromyscus melanurus compared with Puccinia nemoralis

Key Differences

• Black-tailed Deermouse is Endangered while Cow-Wheat Clustercup Rust is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-tailed Deermouse	Cow-Wheat Clustercup Rust
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Pucciniomycetes (Pucciniomycetes)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Pucciniales (Pucciniales)
Family	Cricetidae	Pucciniaceae
Genus	Peromyscus	Puccinia
Species	Peromyscus melanurus	Puccinia nemoralis

Conservation Status

Black-tailed Deermouse

EN — Endangered

Cow-Wheat Clustercup Rust

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-tailed Deermouse	Cow-Wheat Clustercup Rust
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-tailed Deermouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Cow-Wheat Clustercup Rust

Black-tailed Deermouse

The Black-tailed Deermouse (Peromyscus melanurus) is a species in the genus Peromyscus. It is currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.