Deer Mouse vs Mantled Baskettail

Peromyscus maniculatus compared with Epitheca semiaquea

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Deer Mouse	Mantled Baskettail
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Odonata (Odonata)
Family	Cricetidae	Corduliidae
Genus	Peromyscus	Epitheca
Species	Peromyscus maniculatus	Epitheca semiaquea

Evolutionary Relationship

Deer Mouse and Mantled Baskettail share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Deer Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Mantled Baskettail

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Deer Mouse	Mantled Baskettail
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.

Mantled Baskettail

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.