Deer Mouse vs Mountain yam

Peromyscus maniculatus compared with Dioscorea hamiltonii

Key Differences

• Deer Mouse is Least Concern while Mountain yam is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Deer Mouse	Mountain 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 hamiltonii

Conservation Status

Deer Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Mountain yam

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Deer Mouse	Mountain 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.

Mountain yam

Habitat

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