Western Deer Mouse
Peromyscus sonoriensis
- Class
- Mammal
- Rarity
- Common
- Observations
- 1,854
- Most observed in
- 🇺🇸 United States
Description
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.
Summary adapted from the Wikipedia article “Western deer mouse”.