Hooper's mouse
Peromyscus hooperi Lee & Schmidly, 1977
The hooper's mouse (Peromyscus hooperi) is a species in the family Cricetidae, order Rodentia. Recorded adults weigh 22 g to 36 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.
Quick facts about the hooper's mouse
- Weight
- 22 g – 36 gsrc for Weight
- Length
- Not recorded
- Lifespan
- Not recorded
- Diet
- Carnivoresrc for Diet
- Main food
- Not recorded
- Habitat
- Not recorded
- Gestation
- 33.5 dayssrc for Gestation
- Young per litter or clutch
- 3src for Young per litter or clutch
- Age at maturity
- 70 dayssrc for Age at maturity
- 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 hooper's mouse live?
Not recorded
What is the hooper's mouse?
Hooper's mouse (Peromyscus hooperi) 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 the only member of the Peromyscus hooperi species group, and is found only in Mexico. The species is named for Emmett Hooper, a researcher into the taxonomy of the genus Peromyscus.
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Is the hooper's mouse endangered?
The hooper's mouse is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List: it is not currently at risk of extinction.
- 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 Least Concern species. What the categories mean.
How is the hooper's mouse classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classMammalia
- orderRodentia
- familyCricetidae
- genusPeromyscus
- SpeciesPeromyscus hooperi Lee & Schmidly, 1977
Other names and names in other languages (8)
- Hooper s deermouseEnglish
- Hooper's deer mouseEnglish
- Hooper's deermouseEnglish
- Hooper’s deermouseEnglish
- Hooper’s mouseEnglish
- ratón de CoahuilaSpanish
- coahuilanpeurahiiruFinnish
- myszak murawowyPolish
Relatives of the hooper's 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
CompareHooper's mouse vs White-footed mouseHooper's mouse vs Eastern deer mouseHooper's mouse vs Cactus mouseHooper's mouse vs Cotton mouse
Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
How big is the hooper's mouse?
An adult hooper's mouse weighs 22 g – 36 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.
Is the hooper's mouse endangered?
The hooper's mouse is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List, meaning it is not currently at risk of extinction.
How long is the hooper's mouse pregnant?
The recorded gestation period is 33.5 days.
What kind of animal is the hooper's mouse?
The hooper's mouse (Peromyscus hooperi) 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
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