Deer Mouse vs Joseph's-coat

Peromyscus maniculatus compared with Amaranthus tricolor

Key Differences

• Deer Mouse is Least Concern while Joseph's-coat is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Deer Mouse	Joseph's-coat
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)
Family	Cricetidae	Amaranthaceae
Genus	Peromyscus	Amaranthus
Species	Peromyscus maniculatus	Amaranthus tricolor

Conservation Status

Deer Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Joseph's-coat

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Deer Mouse	Joseph's-coat
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.

Joseph's-coat

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Angola, Libya, Madagascar), Asia (6 countries), Europe (8 countries), North America (United States), Oceania and the Pacific (5 countries), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇺🇸 United States