Black-tailed Deermouse vs Red ash

Peromyscus melanurus compared with Alphitonia excelsa

Key Differences

• Black-tailed Deermouse is Endangered while Red ash is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-tailed Deermouse	Red ash
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Rosales (Roses & Allies)
Family	Cricetidae	Rhamnaceae
Genus	Peromyscus	Alphitonia
Species	Peromyscus melanurus	Alphitonia excelsa

Conservation Status

Black-tailed Deermouse

EN — Endangered

Red ash

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-tailed Deermouse	Red ash
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-tailed Deermouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Red ash

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across India, Papua New Guinea, and United States.

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.