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The house mouse is best identified by the sharp notch in its upper front teeth. House mice have an adult body length (nose to base of tail) of 7.5–10 centimetres (3–4 in) and a tail length of 5–10 cm (2–4 in). The weight is typically 11–30 g (8 –1 oz). In the wild they vary in color from grey and light brown to black (individual ...
Dusky-footed woodrat. The dusky-footed woodrat (Neotoma fuscipes) is a species of nocturnal rodent in the family Cricetidae. [2] They are commonly called "packrats" or "trade rats" and build large, domed dens that can reach several feet in height. Coyotes and other predators will attempt to prey on these rodents by laying waste to the dens, but ...
The white-footed mouse (Peromyscus leucopus) is a rodent native to North America from southern Canada to the southwestern United States and Mexico. [ 1 ] In the Maritimes, its only location is a disjunct population in southern Nova Scotia. [ 2 ] It is also known as the woodmouse, particularly in Texas.
[1] [15] While the eastern woodrat's nest is typically found on the ground, it is a capable climber and may forage above ground. [2] Eastern Woodrats eat about 5% of their body weight in dry mass each day. During the summer months, most feeding is done while foraging. Only small amounts of food are taken back to the den for daytime feeding. [2]
The meadow jumping mouse (Zapus hudsonius) is the most widely distributed mouse in the family Zapodidae. Its range extends from the Atlantic coast in the east to the Great Plains west, and from the arctic tree lines in Canada and Alaska to the north, and Georgia , Alabama , Arizona , and New Mexico to the south. [ 2 ]
Nests are insulated with coarse, dry grasses, weeds, and sticks, and fine grass is used as bedding in the center chamber. [12] [13] The California mouse forms pair bonds and the males help raise the young. [4] [13] [14] [15] A litter usually consists of only two pups, but a pair may produce as many as six litters in a year. Gestation ranges ...
(Former) range map, when grouped with P. sonoriensis and other species now recognized as distinct. Peromyscus maniculatus is a rodent native to eastern North America.It is most commonly called the eastern deer mouse; when formerly grouped with the western deer mouse (P. sonoriensis), it was referred to as the North American deermouse [2] and is fairly widespread across most of North America ...
The western harvest mouse is an herbivore with a diet consisting of mainly seeds and grains from various plants. These plants include: fruits, vetch, blue grass, fescue, oats, and brome grass. [ 6 ] In preparation for autumn and winter, the western harvest mouse stores its food along runways created throughout fields that it occupies and in ...