Black-tailed Deermouse vs four-wing evening-primrose

Peromyscus melanurus compared with Oenothera tetraptera

Key Differences

• Black-tailed Deermouse is Endangered while four-wing evening-primrose is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-tailed Deermouse	four-wing evening-primrose
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Myrtales (Myrtales)
Family	Cricetidae	Onagraceae
Genus	Peromyscus	Oenothera
Species	Peromyscus melanurus	Oenothera tetraptera

Conservation Status

Black-tailed Deermouse

EN — Endangered

four-wing evening-primrose

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-tailed Deermouse	four-wing evening-primrose
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-tailed Deermouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

four-wing evening-primrose

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (5 countries), Asia (4 countries), Europe (Portugal, Sweden), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (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.