Dickey's deer mouse
Peromyscus dickeyi Burt, 1932
CRCritically Endangeredrodents
The dickey's deer mouse (Peromyscus dickeyi) is a species in the family Cricetidae, order Rodentia. Recorded adults weigh 22.4 g to 28.6 g and live up to 7.4 years. Its IUCN Red List status is Critically Endangered.
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Quick facts about the dickey's deer mouse
- Weight
- 22.4 g – 28.6 gsrc for Weight
- Length
- Not recorded
- Lifespan
- 7.4 yearssrc for Lifespan
- Diet
- Carnivoresrc for Diet
- Main food
- Not recorded
- Habitat
- Not recorded
- Gestation
- 26 dayssrc for Gestation
- Young per litter or clutch
- 2.62src for Young per litter or clutch
- Age at maturity
- 4.23 monthssrc for Age at maturity
- Litters or clutches a year
- 3.5src for Litters or clutches a year
- Active
- At night (nocturnal)src for Active
- Lifestyle
- Terrestrialsrc for Lifestyle
- Conservation status
- Critically Endangered (IUCN)src for Conservation status
- Countries on record
- Not recorded
Where does the dickey's deer mouse live?
Not recorded
What is the dickey's deer mouse?
Dickey's deer mouse or Dickey's deermouse (Peromyscus dickeyi) 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 Mexico, being found only on a small island in the Gulf of California. The species is named for Donald Dickey, who sponsored the expedition that first discovered the animal.
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Is the dickey's deer mouse endangered?
The dickey's deer mouse is listed as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List: it faces an extremely high risk of extinction in the wild.
- LCLeast Concern
- NTNear Threatened
- VUVulnerable
- ENEndangered
- CRCritically Endangered
- EWExtinct in the Wild
- EXExtinct
Category via Wikidata (CC0). Find the full assessment on the IUCN Red List. See all Critically Endangered species. What the categories mean.
How is the dickey's deer mouse classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classMammalia
- orderRodentia
- familyCricetidae
- genusPeromyscus
- SpeciesPeromyscus dickeyi Burt, 1932
Other names and names in other languages (10)
- Dickey s deermouseEnglish
- Dickey's deermouseEnglish
- Dickey’s deermouseEnglish
- Dickey’s deermouseEnglish
- křeček DickeyůvCzech
- ratón de la Isla TortugaSpanish
- tortuganpeurahiiruFinnish
- ディケイシロアシマウスJapanese
- myszak tortugańskiPolish
- Хомячок ДиккиRussian
Relatives of the dickey's deer mouse
Other species in the same genus Peromyscus.
White-footed mouse
Peromyscus leucopus
Eastern deer mouse
Peromyscus maniculatus
Cactus mouse
Peromyscus eremicus
Cotton mouse
Peromyscus gossypinus
Oldfield mouse
Peromyscus polionotus
California deermouse
Peromyscus californicus
CompareDickey's deer mouse vs White-footed mouseDickey's deer mouse vs Eastern deer mouseDickey's deer mouse vs Cactus mouseDickey's deer mouse vs Cotton mouse
Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
How big is the dickey's deer mouse?
An adult dickey's deer mouse weighs 22.4 g – 28.6 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.
Is the dickey's deer mouse endangered?
The dickey's deer mouse is listed as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List, meaning it faces an extremely high risk of extinction in the wild.
How long does the dickey's deer mouse live?
The dickey's deer mouse has a recorded lifespan of 7.4 years.
How long is the dickey's deer mouse pregnant?
The recorded gestation period is 26 days.
What kind of animal is the dickey's deer mouse?
The dickey's deer mouse (Peromyscus dickeyi) belongs to the family Cricetidae in the order Rodentia.
Sources and how to cite this page
Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.
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Myhrvold, N.P., Baldridge, E., Chan, B., Sivam, D., Freeman, D.L. & Ernest, S.K.M. (2015) An amniote life-history database to perform comparative analyses with birds, mammals, and reptiles. Ecology 96: 3109. https://doi.org/10.1890/15-0846R.1. Data: https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.3563457.v1 - Catalogue of Life eXtended Release · CC BY 4.0 · 2026-10-16 XR
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Wilman, H., Belmaker, J., Simpson, J., de la Rosa, C., Rivadeneira, M.M. & Jetz, W. (2014) EltonTraits 1.0: Species-level foraging attributes of the world's birds and mammals. Ecology 95: 2027. https://doi.org/10.1890/13-1917.1. Data: https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.3559887.v1 - Wikidata · CC0 1.0 · 2026-11-11
Wikidata contributors. Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org (data retrieved via the Wikidata Query Service). - Wikipedia (English) · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 2026-11-11
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