Cactus Mouse
Peromyscus eremicus
- Class
- Mammal
- Rarity
- Common
- Observations
- 128
- Most observed in
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Conservation
- Least Concern
Description
The cactus mouse or cactus deermouse (Peromyscus eremicus) 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". They are native to desert areas of western North America.
Summary adapted from the Wikipedia article “Cactus mouse”.