Black-tailed Deermouse vs Pencil Cedar

Peromyscus melanurus compared with Polyscias murrayi

Key Differences

• Black-tailed Deermouse is Endangered while Pencil Cedar is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-tailed Deermouse	Pencil Cedar
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Apiales (Apiales)
Family	Cricetidae	Araliaceae
Genus	Peromyscus	Polyscias
Species	Peromyscus melanurus	Polyscias murrayi

Conservation Status

Black-tailed Deermouse

EN — Endangered

Pencil Cedar

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-tailed Deermouse	Pencil Cedar
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-tailed Deermouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Pencil Cedar

Habitat

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

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.