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The deer mouse nests alone for the most part but during the winter will nest in groups of 10 or more. [26] Deer mice, specifically the prairie form, are also abundant in the farmland of the midwestern United States. [5] Deer mice can be found active on top of snow or beneath logs during the winter seasons. [17]
This list of mammals of Oklahoma lists all wild mammal species recorded in the state of Oklahoma. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] [ 3 ] This includes mammals that are extirpated from the state and species introduced into the state.
In Plumas County, California, deer mice bred through December in good mast (both soft and hard masts) years but ceased breeding in June of a poor mast year. [11] Deer mice breed throughout the year in the Willamette Valley, but in other areas on the Oregon coast there is usually a lull during the wettest and coldest weather. [12]
Peromyscus is a genus of rodents.They are commonly referred to as deer mice or deermice, not to be confused with the chevrotain or "mouse deer". They are New World mice only distantly related to the common house and laboratory mouse, Mus musculus.
The Neotominae are a subfamily of the family Cricetidae.They consist of four tribes, 16 genera, and many species of New World rats and mice, predominantly found in North America.
The white-footed mouse (Peromyscus leucopus) is a rodent native to North America from southern Canada to the southwestern United States and Mexico. [1] It is a species of the genus Peromyscus, a closely related group of New World mice often called "deermice".
The black-eared mouse is one of the smaller species in the genus Peromyscus, measuring 14 to 18 cm (5.5 to 7.1 in) in total length, including a relatively short tail, 5 to 7 cm (2.0 to 2.8 in) long. The fur is tawny to yellow-brown over most of the body, fading from a darker shade on the back to paler on the flanks.
Zacetecan deer mice are medium-sized mouse-like animals, weighing from 28 to 43 grams (0.99 to 1.52 oz), with long tails, large ears, and a slightly elongated snout.They have a combined head and body length of 9 to 12.5 centimetres (3.5 to 4.9 in), but the tail is always somewhat longer than the body, being from 9 to 14.5 centimetres (3.5 to 5.7 in) long.