Deer Mouse vs Slender Paspalum

Peromyscus maniculatus compared with Paspalum setaceum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Deer Mouse	Slender Paspalum
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	Paspalum
Species	Peromyscus maniculatus	Paspalum setaceum

Conservation Status

Deer Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Slender Paspalum

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Deer Mouse	Slender Paspalum
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.

Slender Paspalum

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Georgia), Europe (France), North America (4 countries), and Oceania and the Pacific (5 countries).

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇺🇸 United States