Black-tailed Deermouse vs white mugwort

Peromyscus melanurus compared with Artemisia lactiflora

Key Differences

• Black-tailed Deermouse is Endangered while white mugwort is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-tailed Deermouse	white mugwort
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	Artemisia
Species	Peromyscus melanurus	Artemisia lactiflora

Conservation Status

Black-tailed Deermouse

EN — Endangered

white mugwort

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-tailed Deermouse	white mugwort
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-tailed Deermouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

white mugwort

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada, Sweden, 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.