Western Deer Mouse (Peromyscus sonoriensis)

About Western Deer Mouse (Peromyscus sonoriensis)

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

The western deermouse or western deer mouse 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.

Source: Wikipedia