Deer Mouse vs

Peromyscus maniculatus compared with Stephanoeca kentii

Key Differences

• Deer Mouse is Least Concern while is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Deer Mouse
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Protozoa (protozoa)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Choanozoa (Choanozoa)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Choanoflagellatea (Choanoflagellatea)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Choanoflagellida (Choanoflagellida)
Family	Cricetidae	Acanthoecidae
Genus	Peromyscus	Stephanoeca
Species	Peromyscus maniculatus	Stephanoeca kentii

Conservation Status

Deer Mouse

LC — Least Concern

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Deer Mouse
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.

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Norway and Sweden.

Stephanoeca kentii is a loricate choanoflagellate, a marine unicellular organism that constructs a delicate basket-like structure (lorica) of siliceous strips surrounding its cell. It inhabits coastal and oceanic waters where it feeds on picoplankton bacteria. Choanoflagellates like this species are of scientific interest as the closest living unicellular relatives of animals.