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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]
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 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.
Northern grasshopper mouse, Onychomys leucogaster; White-footed mouse, Peromyscus leucopus; Western deer mouse, Peromyscus sonoriensis; Heather vole, Phenacomys intermedius; Western harvest mouse, Reithrodontomys megalotis; Northern bog lemming, Synaptomys borealis; Family: Muridae (Old World rats and mice) House mouse, Mus musculus introduced
Brush mouse, Peromyscus boylii; Canyon mouse, Peromyscus crinitus; White-footed mouse, Peromyscus leucopus; Northern rock mouse, Peromyscus nasutus; Western deer mouse, Peromyscus sonoriensis; Pinyon mouse, Peromyscus truei; Western heather vole, Phenacomys intermedius; Western harvest mouse, Reithrodontomys megalotis
Southern grasshopper mouse (Onychomys torridus) Brush mouse (Peromyscus boylii) Canyon mouse (Peromyscus crinitus) Cactus mouse (Peromyscus eremicus) Gambel's deer mouse, (Peromyscus gambelii) Western deer mouse, (Peromyscus sonoriensis) Pinyon mouse (Peromyscus truei) Western harvest mouse (Reithrodontomys megalotus)
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It was formerly considered a subspecies of the western deer mouse (P. sonoriensis) (then thought to represent western populations of the North American deer mouse, Peromyscus maniculatus, now referred to as the eastern deer mouse) as P. m. gambelii.