Black-tailed Deermouse vs water-apple

Peromyscus melanurus compared with Syzygium aqueum

Key Differences

• Black-tailed Deermouse is Endangered while water-apple is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-tailed Deermouse	water-apple
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Myrtales (Myrtales)
Family	Cricetidae	Myrtaceae
Genus	Peromyscus	Syzygium
Species	Peromyscus melanurus	Syzygium aqueum

Conservation Status

Black-tailed Deermouse

EN — Endangered

water-apple

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-tailed Deermouse	water-apple
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-tailed Deermouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

water-apple

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Maldives, and Taiwan.

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.