Deer Mouse vs long yam

Peromyscus maniculatus compared with Dioscorea transversa

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Deer Mouse	long yam
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Dioscoreales (Dioscoreales)
Family	Cricetidae	Dioscoreaceae
Genus	Peromyscus	Dioscorea
Species	Peromyscus maniculatus	Dioscorea transversa

Conservation Status

Deer Mouse

LC — Least Concern

long yam

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Deer Mouse	long yam
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.

long yam

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.