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Cotton mouse

Peromyscus gossypinus (Le Conte, 1853)

LCLeast Concernrodents

The cotton mouse (Peromyscus gossypinus) is a species in the family Cricetidae, order Rodentia. Recorded adults weigh 22.2 g to 29.4 g and live up to 5.53 years. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.

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Quick facts about the cotton mouse

Weight
22.2 g – 29.4 gsrc for Weight
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
5.53 yearssrc for Lifespan
Diet
Carnivoresrc for Diet
Longest recorded lifespan
8 years
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
Not recorded
Gestation
25.3 dayssrc for Gestation
Young per litter or clutch
4.03src for Young per litter or clutch
Age at maturity
51.1 dayssrc for Age at maturity
Litters or clutches a year
3.95src for Litters or clutches a year
Active
At night (nocturnal)src for Active
Lifestyle
Terrestrialsrc for Lifestyle
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN)src for Conservation status
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the cotton mouse live?

Not recorded

What is the cotton mouse?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

The cotton mouse (Peromyscus gossypinus) 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". It is endemic to the woodlands of the Southern United States.

From the Wikipedia article “Cotton mouse” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Cotton_mouse&oldid=1369221257), by Wikipedia contributors, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0). This block is kept separate from our own text.

Is the cotton mouse endangered?

The cotton mouse is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List: it is not currently at risk of extinction.

  1. LCLeast Concern
  2. NTNear Threatened
  3. VUVulnerable
  4. ENEndangered
  5. CRCritically Endangered
  6. EWExtinct in the Wild
  7. EXExtinct

Category via Wikidata (CC0). Find the full assessment on the IUCN Red List. See all Least Concern species.

How is the cotton mouse classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classMammalia
  4. orderRodentia
  5. familyCricetidae
  6. genusPeromyscus
  7. SpeciesPeromyscus gossypinus (Le Conte, 1853)

Synonyms Hesperomys cognatus, Hesperomys gossypinus, Peromyscus anastasae, Peromyscus gossypinus allapaticola, Peromyscus gossypinus anastasae, Peromyscus gossypinus gossypinus, Peromyscus gossypinus mississippiensis, Peromyscus gossypinus nigriculus, Peromyscus gossypinus palmarius, Peromyscus gossypinus restrictus, Peromyscus gossypinus telmaphilus, Peromyscus insulanus, Sitomys megacephalus

Other names and names in other languages (14)
  • Cotton deermouseEnglish
  • Cotton deermouseEnglish
  • Cotton deermouseEnglish
  • Key Largo cotton mouseEnglish
  • Key Largo cotton mouseEnglish
  • křeček bavlnovýCzech
  • Ratón de algodónSpanish
  • pumpulipeurahiiruFinnish
  • Souris de cotonFrench
  • Souris en cotonFrench
  • ワタシロアシマウスJapanese
  • BomullsmusNorwegian Bokmål
  • myszak bawełnianyPolish
  • Хлопковый хомячокRussian

Catalogue of LifeWikipediaiNaturalistWikidataIUCN Red List

Relatives of the cotton mouse

Other species in the same genus Peromyscus.

LC, Least Concern

Oldfield mouse

Peromyscus polionotus

CricetidaeNo free photo yet

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Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

How big is the cotton mouse?

An adult cotton mouse weighs 22.2 g – 29.4 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Is the cotton mouse endangered?

The cotton mouse is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List, meaning it is not currently at risk of extinction.

How long does the cotton mouse live?

The cotton mouse has a recorded lifespan of 5.53 years.

How long is the cotton mouse pregnant?

The recorded gestation period is 25.3 days.

What kind of animal is the cotton mouse?

The cotton mouse (Peromyscus gossypinus) belongs to the family Cricetidae in the order Rodentia.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Cotton mouse (Peromyscus gossypinus). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/cotton-mouse

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BibTeX
@misc{cotton_mouse_2026,
  title = {Cotton mouse (Peromyscus gossypinus)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/cotton-mouse},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}