Deer Mouse vs False Oat-Grass Smut

Peromyscus maniculatus compared with Urocystis avenae-elatioris

Key Differences

• Deer Mouse is Least Concern while False Oat-Grass Smut is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Deer Mouse	False Oat-Grass Smut
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Ustilaginomycetes (Ustilaginomycetes)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Urocystidales (Urocystidales)
Family	Cricetidae	Urocystidaceae
Genus	Peromyscus	Urocystis
Species	Peromyscus maniculatus	Urocystis avenae-elatioris

Conservation Status

Deer Mouse

LC — Least Concern

False Oat-Grass Smut

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Deer Mouse	False Oat-Grass Smut
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.

False Oat-Grass Smut