Black-tailed Deermouse vs wild safflower

Peromyscus melanurus compared with Carthamus oxyacanthus

Key Differences

• Black-tailed Deermouse is Endangered while wild safflower is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-tailed Deermouse	wild safflower
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	Carthamus
Species	Peromyscus melanurus	Carthamus oxyacanthus

Conservation Status

Black-tailed Deermouse

EN — Endangered

wild safflower

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-tailed Deermouse	wild safflower
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-tailed Deermouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

wild safflower

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Denmark, India, Pakistan, and Sweden.

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.