Black-tailed Deermouse vs Silkrubber

Peromyscus melanurus compared with Funtumia elastica

Key Differences

• Black-tailed Deermouse is Endangered while Silkrubber is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-tailed Deermouse	Silkrubber
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 elastica

Conservation Status

Black-tailed Deermouse

EN — Endangered

Silkrubber

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-tailed Deermouse	Silkrubber
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-tailed Deermouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Silkrubber

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests within the Neotropic biogeographic realm.

Range

Distributed across Cameroon, Guinea, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Samoa, and Seychelles.

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.