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Maya mouse

Peromyscus mayensis Carleton & Huckaby, 1975

CRCritically Endangeredrodents

The maya mouse (Peromyscus mayensis) is a species in the family Cricetidae, order Rodentia. Recorded adults weigh 32 g to 33 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Critically Endangered.

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Quick facts about the maya mouse

Weight
32 g – 33 gsrc for Weight
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Diet
Carnivoresrc for Diet
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
Not recorded
Young per litter or clutch
1.94src for Young per litter or clutch
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 maya mouse live?

Not recorded

What is the maya mouse?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

The Maya mouse (Peromyscus mayensis) or Maya deer mouse 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 department of Huehuetenango, Guatemala with a very limited known range.

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Is the maya mouse endangered?

The maya mouse is listed as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List: it faces an extremely high risk of extinction in the wild.

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

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How is the maya mouse classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classMammalia
  4. orderRodentia
  5. familyCricetidae
  6. genusPeromyscus
  7. SpeciesPeromyscus mayensis Carleton & Huckaby, 1975
Other names and names in other languages (10)
  • Mayan deer mouseEnglish
  • Mayan deermouseEnglish
  • Mayan deermouseEnglish
  • Mayan mouseEnglish
  • křeček mayskýCzech
  • Ratón mayaSpanish
  • mayapeurahiiruFinnish
  • マヤシロアシマウスJapanese
  • myszak malajskiPolish
  • Майаский хомячокRussian

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Relatives of the maya mouse

Other species in the same genus Peromyscus.

LC, Least Concern
Cotton mouse (Peromyscus gossypinus)

Cotton mouse

Peromyscus gossypinus

Cricetidae

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Common questions

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How big is the maya mouse?

An adult maya mouse weighs 32 g – 33 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Is the maya mouse endangered?

The maya mouse is listed as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List, meaning it faces an extremely high risk of extinction in the wild.

What kind of animal is the maya mouse?

The maya mouse (Peromyscus mayensis) belongs to the family Cricetidae in the order Rodentia.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Maya mouse (Peromyscus mayensis). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/maya-mouse

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BibTeX
@misc{maya_mouse_2026,
  title = {Maya mouse (Peromyscus mayensis)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/maya-mouse},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}