Deer Mouse vs Multilobed Dandelion

Peromyscus maniculatus compared with Taraxacum angustisquameum

Key Differences

• Deer Mouse is Least Concern while Multilobed Dandelion is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Deer Mouse	Multilobed Dandelion
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Cricetidae	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Peromyscus	Taraxacum
Species	Peromyscus maniculatus	Taraxacum angustisquameum

Conservation Status

Deer Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Multilobed Dandelion

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Deer Mouse	Multilobed Dandelion
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.

Multilobed Dandelion

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Iceland, Norway, and Sweden.