Deer Mouse vs mountain melick

Peromyscus maniculatus compared with Melica nutans

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Deer Mouse	mountain melick
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Cricetidae	Poaceae (Grass Family)
Genus	Peromyscus	Melica
Species	Peromyscus maniculatus	Melica nutans

Conservation Status

Deer Mouse

LC — Least Concern

mountain melick

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Deer Mouse	mountain melick
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.

mountain melick

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.