Black-tailed Deermouse vs Japanese Maple

Peromyscus melanurus compared with Acer palmatum

Key Differences

• Black-tailed Deermouse is Endangered while Japanese Maple is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-tailed Deermouse	Japanese Maple
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Sapindales (Sapindales)
Family	Cricetidae	Sapindaceae
Genus	Peromyscus	Acer
Species	Peromyscus melanurus	Acer palmatum

Conservation Status

Black-tailed Deermouse

EN — Endangered

Japanese Maple

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-tailed Deermouse	Japanese Maple
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-tailed Deermouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Japanese Maple

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Georgia, Turkey), Europe (8 countries), North America (Canada, United States), 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.