Deer Mouse vs Dilated Scalewort

Peromyscus maniculatus compared with Frullania dilatata

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Deer Mouse	Dilated Scalewort
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Marchantiophyta (liverwort)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Jungermanniopsida (Jungermanniopsida)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Porellales (Porellales)
Family	Cricetidae	Frullaniaceae
Genus	Peromyscus	Frullania
Species	Peromyscus maniculatus	Frullania dilatata

Conservation Status

Deer Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Dilated Scalewort

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Deer Mouse	Dilated Scalewort
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Deer Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in United States.

Dilated Scalewort

Habitat

Native to Asia and Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found across Asia (Taiwan) and Europe (6 countries).