California Deermouse vs sweet tanglehead

Peromyscus californicus compared with Heteropogon melanocarpus

Key Differences

• California Deermouse is Least Concern while sweet tanglehead is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	California Deermouse	sweet tanglehead
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Cricetidae	Poaceae (Grass Family)
Genus	Peromyscus	Heteropogon
Species	Peromyscus californicus	Heteropogon melanocarpus

Conservation Status

California Deermouse

LC — Least Concern

sweet tanglehead

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	California Deermouse	sweet tanglehead
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

California Deermouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

sweet tanglehead

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Burkina Faso, Colombia, and Guinea.

California Deermouse

The California Deermouse (Peromyscus californicus) is a species in the genus Peromyscus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.