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Cotton Mouse (Peromyscus gossypinus)

About Cotton Mouse (Peromyscus gossypinus)

  • Kingdom: Animals
  • Phylum: Chordates
  • Class: Mammals
  • Order: Rodents
  • Family: Hamsters, New World Rats and Mice, Muskrats, Voles

The cotton mouse is a species of rodent in the family Cricetidae. It is a species of the genus Peromyscus, a closely related group of New World mice often called "deermice". It is endemic to the woodlands of the Southern United States.

Source: Wikipedia

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  • 2014-05-09

    Cave Creek Canyon--Southwestern Research Station, United States of America