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Peromyscus
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. From this distant relative, Peromyscus species are distinguished by relatively larger eyes, and also often two-tone coloring, with darker colors over the dorsum (back), and white abdominal and limb hair-coloring. In reference to the coloring, the word Peromyscus comes from Greek words meaning "booted mouse". They are also accomplished jumpers and ru
Peromyscus leucopus
species of mammal
Peromyscus maniculatus
species of mammal
Cactus mouse
species of mammal
Cotton mouse
species of mammal
oldfield mouse
species of mammal
Mexican deer mouse
species of mammal
California mouse
species of mammal
Northwestern Deer Mouse
species of rodent
Slevins's Mouse
species of mammal
Yucatan Deer Mouse
species of mammal
Brush mouse
species of mammal
Pinyon mouse
species of mammal
White-Ankled Mouse
species of mammal
San Lorenzo Mouse
species of mammal
Mesquite Mouse
species of mammal
Peromyscus aztecus
species of mammal
Puebla Deer Mouse
species of mammal
Perote Mouse
species of mammal
Northern Rock Mouse
species of mammal
black-eared mouse
species of mammal
Blackish deermouse
species of mammal
Hooper's mouse
species of mammal
El Carrizo Deer Mouse
species of mammal
Eva's desert mouse
species of mammal
Guatemalan deer mouse
species of mammal
Texas Mouse
rodent species of genus Peromyscus
Zempoaltepec
species of mammal
False canyon mouse
species of mammal
Santa Cruz Mouse
species of mammal
Burt's deer mouse
species of mammal
Naked-Eared Deer Mouse
species of mammal
Osgood's Mouse
species of mammal
Tawny deermouse
species of mammal
Nimble-footed mouse
species of rodent in the family Cricetidae
Dickey's deer mouse
species of rodent
Tres Marias Island Mouse
species of mammal
Nayarit Mouse
species of mammal
Chihuahuan mouse
species of mammal
Plateau Mouse
species of mammal
San Esteban Island Mouse
species of mammal
Canyon mouse
species of mammal
Angel Island mouse
species of mammal
Black-tailed mouse
species of mammal
Zacatecan deer mouse
species of mammal
Chiapan deer mouse
species of mammal
Big deer mouse
species of mammal
Brown deer mouse
species of mammal
Maya Mouse
species of mammal
Stirton's Deer Mouse
species of mammal
Winkelmann's Mouse
species of mammal
Gleaning mouse
species of mammal
Pemberton's Deer Mouse
species of mammal
Orizaba deermouse
species of mammal
Peromyscus fraterculus
species of mammal
Peromyscus schmidlyi
species of mammal
Peromyscus hylocetes
species of mammal
Western Deer Mouse
species of rodent
Peromyscus carletoni
species of mammal
Peromyscus kilpatricki
species of mammal