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Binomial name; Peromyscus eremicus (Baird, 1858) ... The cactus mouse or cactus deermouse (Peromyscus eremicus) is a species of rodent in the family Cricetidae.
The California deermouse has very large ears, and its tail is longer than the head and body combined. Including the tail, which is about 117 to 156 mm (4.6 to 6.1 in) long, the mouse ranges in length from 220 to 285 mm (8.7 to 11.2 in). [6] The coat is overall orange, mixed with black and brown hairs.
The nest is ball-like and made of cactus fibers, corn silk, and grasses. Both males and females care for the young. [4] A 1976 study showed that Baiomys taylori ater raised by the house mouse Mus musculus had a greater tendency to have positive interactions with their "foster" species, and reacted more negatively to open spaces. This indicates ...
P. fraterculus was previously considered a subspecies of the cactus mouse (Peromyscus eremicus) prior to a 2000 study which identified genetic differences and suggested P. fraterculus is more closely related to Eva's desert mouse (P. eva) than to P. eremicus. [2]
The narrow-skulled pocket mouse is a medium-sized species growing to a length of about 185 mm (7.3 in) including a tail of about 96 mm (3.8 in). Males are slightly larger than females. The skull is smaller and narrower than that of Goldman's pocket mouse ( Chaetodipus goldmani ) which is native to the same parts of Mexico. [ 3 ]
The mesquite mouse (Peromyscus merriami), also known as Merriam's deermouse, is a species of rodent in the family Cricetidae found in Mexico and Arizona, United States. Distribution and habitat [ edit ]
The white-ankled mouse (Peromyscus pectoralis) is a species of rodent in the family Cricetidae. It is found in Mexico and in New Mexico, Oklahoma and Texas in the United States. [1] The white-ankled mouse is commonly found in coexistence with the brush mouse and Texas mouse (P. boylii and P. attaweri, respectively). Often, the sympatric overlap ...
Burt's deer mouse (Peromyscus caniceps) is a species of rodent in the family Cricetidae. [2] It is endemic to Mexico , where it is found only on Montserrat Island off the east coast of Baja California Sur .