Deer Mouse vs Gut Weed

Peromyscus maniculatus compared with Ulva intestinalis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Deer Mouse	Gut Weed
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Chlorophyta (Chlorophyta)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Ulvophyceae (Ulvophyceae)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Ulvales (Ulvales)
Family	Cricetidae	Ulvaceae
Genus	Peromyscus	Ulva
Species	Peromyscus maniculatus	Ulva intestinalis

Conservation Status

Deer Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Gut Weed

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Deer Mouse	Gut Weed
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.

Gut Weed

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (4 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (New Zealand), and South America (Brazil).