Black-tailed Deermouse vs Texas Ash

Peromyscus melanurus compared with Fraxinus albicans

Key Differences

• Black-tailed Deermouse is Endangered while Texas Ash is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-tailed Deermouse	Texas Ash
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Lamiales (Lamiales)
Family	Cricetidae	Oleaceae
Genus	Peromyscus	Fraxinus
Species	Peromyscus melanurus	Fraxinus albicans

Conservation Status

Black-tailed Deermouse

EN — Endangered

Texas Ash

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-tailed Deermouse	Texas Ash
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-tailed Deermouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Texas Ash

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.