Black-tailed Deermouse vs goat willow

Peromyscus melanurus compared with Salix caprea

Key Differences

• Black-tailed Deermouse is Endangered while goat willow is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-tailed Deermouse	goat willow
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)
Family	Cricetidae	Salicaceae
Genus	Peromyscus	Salix
Species	Peromyscus melanurus	Salix caprea

Conservation Status

Black-tailed Deermouse

EN — Endangered

goat willow

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-tailed Deermouse	goat willow
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-tailed Deermouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

goat willow

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Europe (7 countries), North America (Canada, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Argentina, Chile).

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.