Deer Mouse vs Mountain Sorrel Rust

Peromyscus maniculatus compared with Puccinia oxyriae

Key Differences

• Deer Mouse is Least Concern while Mountain Sorrel Rust is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Deer Mouse	Mountain Sorrel Rust
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Pucciniomycetes (Pucciniomycetes)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Pucciniales (Pucciniales)
Family	Cricetidae	Pucciniaceae
Genus	Peromyscus	Puccinia
Species	Peromyscus maniculatus	Puccinia oxyriae

Conservation Status

Deer Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Mountain Sorrel Rust

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Deer Mouse	Mountain Sorrel Rust
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 Sorrel Rust

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Norway and Sweden.