Black-tailed Deermouse vs Thin-leaved Centaury

Peromyscus melanurus compared with Centaurea leptophylla

Key Differences

• Black-tailed Deermouse is Endangered while Thin-leaved Centaury is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-tailed Deermouse	Thin-leaved Centaury
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Cricetidae	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Peromyscus	Centaurea
Species	Peromyscus melanurus	Centaurea leptophylla

Conservation Status

Black-tailed Deermouse

EN — Endangered

Thin-leaved Centaury

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-tailed Deermouse	Thin-leaved Centaury
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-tailed Deermouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Thin-leaved Centaury

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.