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The eastern deer mouse is small in size, only 3 to 4 inches (8 to 10 cm) long, not including the tail. They have large beady eyes and large ears giving them good sight and hearing . Peromyscus maniculatus has soft fur which varies in color, from gray to brown, but all deer mice have a distinguishable white underside and white feet.
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 California deermouse or California mouse (Peromyscus californicus) is a species of rodent in the subfamily Neotominae in the family Cricetidae. It is the only species in the Peromyscus californicus species group. It is found in northwestern Mexico and central to southern California. It is the largest Peromyscus species in the United States ...
The false canyon mouse grows to a total length of about 194 mm (7.6 in) including a tail of 110 mm (4.3 in). The dorsal fur is greyish-black glossed with cinnamon, and the underparts are white. The tail is scantily clad with hairs; the top half is blackish while the bottom side is pale, except for near the tip where it is dark both above and below.
Carleton's deer mouse (Peromyscus carletoni) is a species of deermouse in the family Cricetidae. It is restricted to high-elevation pine-oak forests in Nayarit in western Mexico. A member of the Peromyscus boylii group, it was named as a species in 2014 and named after Peromyscus specialist Michael D. Carleton. It is a medium-sized species for ...
The western deermouse or western deer mouse (Peromyscus sonoriensis) is a rodent native to North America. It is a species of the genus Peromyscus, a closely related group of New World mice often called "deermice". It is widespread throughout the western half of the continent, mainly in areas west of the Mississippi River. [1]
Brown deer mouse, Peromyscus megalops; Black-tailed mouse, Peromyscus melanurus; Zempoaltepec, Peromyscus melanocarpus; mexicanus group Mexican deer mouse, Peromyscus mexicanus; Naked-eared deer mouse, Peromyscus gymnotis; Guatemalan deer mouse, Peromyscus guatemalensis; Chiapan deer mouse, Peromyscus zarhynchus; Big deer mouse, Peromyscus grandis
Pemberton's deer mouse is a very cold-tolerant species; they live and survive in temperatures between 22 and 25 °C. They are usually sexually mature by 55 days of age. Gestation is 23 days, except in lactating, females when it is delayed by four to six days to 28 or 30 days.