Deer Mouse (Peromyscus maniculatus)
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About Deer Mouse (Peromyscus maniculatus)
- Kingdom: Animals
- Phylum: Chordates
- Class: Mammals
- Order: Rodents
- Family: Hamsters, New World Rats and Mice, Muskrats, Voles
Peromyscus maniculatus, the eastern deermouse, is a rodent native to eastern North America. It is a species of the genus Peromyscus, a closely related group of New World mice often called "deermice". When formerly grouped with the western deermouse, it was once referred to as the North American deermouse, a species which is no longer recognized. It is fairly widespread across most of North America east of the Mississippi River, with the major exception being the lowland southeastern United States.
Source: Wikipedia