Black-tailed Deermouse vs Fivefingers

Peromyscus melanurus compared with Syngonium angustatum

Key Differences

• Black-tailed Deermouse is Endangered while Fivefingers is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-tailed Deermouse	Fivefingers
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Alismatales (Alismatales)
Family	Cricetidae	Araceae
Genus	Peromyscus	Syngonium
Species	Peromyscus melanurus	Syngonium angustatum

Conservation Status

Black-tailed Deermouse

EN — Endangered

Fivefingers

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-tailed Deermouse	Fivefingers
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-tailed Deermouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Fivefingers

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Congo (DRC)), North America (Guatemala, Honduras, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (7 countries), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

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.