Black-tailed Deermouse vs Lagos-rubber

Peromyscus melanurus compared with Funtumia africana

Key Differences

• Black-tailed Deermouse is Endangered while Lagos-rubber is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-tailed Deermouse	Lagos-rubber
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Gentianales (Gentianales)
Family	Cricetidae	Apocynaceae
Genus	Peromyscus	Funtumia
Species	Peromyscus melanurus	Funtumia africana

Conservation Status

Black-tailed Deermouse

EN — Endangered

Lagos-rubber

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-tailed Deermouse	Lagos-rubber
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-tailed Deermouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Lagos-rubber

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm.

Range

Distributed across Angola, Guinea, and India.

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.