Black-tailed Deermouse vs false pepperwort

Peromyscus melanurus compared with Marsilea crenata

Key Differences

• Black-tailed Deermouse is Endangered while false pepperwort is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-tailed Deermouse	false pepperwort
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Tracheophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Salviniales (Salviniales)
Family	Cricetidae	Marsileaceae
Genus	Peromyscus	Marsilea
Species	Peromyscus melanurus	Marsilea crenata

Conservation Status

Black-tailed Deermouse

EN — Endangered

false pepperwort

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-tailed Deermouse	false pepperwort
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-tailed Deermouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

false pepperwort

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests and tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests spanning the Australasia and Indomalayan realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Found in Indonesia.

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.