Black-tailed Deermouse vs Graham's manihot

Peromyscus melanurus compared with Manihot grahamii

Key Differences

• Black-tailed Deermouse is Endangered while Graham's manihot is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-tailed Deermouse	Graham's manihot
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)
Family	Cricetidae	Euphorbiaceae
Genus	Peromyscus	Manihot
Species	Peromyscus melanurus	Manihot grahamii

Conservation Status

Black-tailed Deermouse

EN — Endangered

Graham's manihot

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-tailed Deermouse	Graham's manihot
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-tailed Deermouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Graham's manihot

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (India), Europe (Belgium), North America (United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Brazil).

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.