Deer Mouse vs Great Fen Sedge Rust

Peromyscus maniculatus compared with Puccinia cladii

Key Differences

• Deer Mouse is Least Concern while Great Fen Sedge Rust is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Deer Mouse	Great Fen Sedge Rust
Kingdom	Animalia (Tier)	Fungi (Pilze)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordatiere)	Basidiomycota (Ständerpilze)
Class	Mammalia (Säugetiere)	Pucciniomycetes (Pucciniomycetes)
Order	Rodentia (Nagetiere)	Pucciniales (Rostpilze)
Family	Cricetidae	Pucciniaceae
Genus	Peromyscus	Puccinia
Species	Peromyscus maniculatus	Puccinia cladii

Conservation Status

Deer Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Great Fen Sedge Rust

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Deer Mouse	Great Fen Sedge 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.

Great Fen Sedge Rust