Deer Mouse vs Everlasting Pea

Peromyscus maniculatus compared with Lathyrus sylvestris

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Deer Mouse	Everlasting Pea
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Cricetidae	Fabaceae
Genus	Peromyscus	Lathyrus
Species	Peromyscus maniculatus	Lathyrus sylvestris

Conservation Status

Deer Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Everlasting Pea

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Deer Mouse	Everlasting Pea
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.

Everlasting Pea

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (6 countries), North America (Canada, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Brazil).