Black-tailed Deermouse vs Floating Fern

Peromyscus melanurus compared with Salvinia natans

Key Differences

• Black-tailed Deermouse is Endangered while Floating Fern is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-tailed Deermouse	Floating Fern
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Tracheophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Salviniales (Salviniales)
Family	Cricetidae	Salviniaceae
Genus	Peromyscus	Salvinia
Species	Peromyscus melanurus	Salvinia natans

Conservation Status

Black-tailed Deermouse

EN — Endangered

Floating Fern

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-tailed Deermouse	Floating Fern
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-tailed Deermouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Floating Fern

Habitat

Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (4 countries), Europe (9 countries), North America (Honduras), and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia).

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.