Black-tailed Deermouse vs Small-Leaved Blinks

Peromyscus melanurus compared with Montia parvifolia

Key Differences

• Black-tailed Deermouse is Endangered while Small-Leaved Blinks is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-tailed Deermouse	Small-Leaved Blinks
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)
Family	Cricetidae	Montiaceae
Genus	Peromyscus	Montia
Species	Peromyscus melanurus	Montia parvifolia

Conservation Status

Black-tailed Deermouse

EN — Endangered

Small-Leaved Blinks

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-tailed Deermouse	Small-Leaved Blinks
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-tailed Deermouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Small-Leaved Blinks

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada and United Kingdom.

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.