Perote mouse
Peromyscus bullatus Osgood, 1904
CRCritically Endangeredrodents
The perote mouse (Peromyscus bullatus) is a species in the family Cricetidae, order Rodentia. Recorded adults weigh 33.1 g to 40 g and live up to 5.36 years. Its IUCN Red List status is Critically Endangered.
Quick facts about the perote mouse
- Weight
- 33.1 g – 40 gsrc for Weight
- Length
- Not recorded
- Lifespan
- 5.36 yearssrc for Lifespan
- Diet
- Carnivoresrc for Diet
- Longest recorded lifespan
- 5.4 years
- Main food
- Not recorded
- Habitat
- Not recorded
- Gestation
- 30.1 dayssrc for Gestation
- Young per litter or clutch
- 3.49src for Young per litter or clutch
- Age at maturity
- 42.5 dayssrc for Age at maturity
- Litters or clutches a year
- 3.4src 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 perote mouse live?
Not recorded
What is the perote mouse?
The Perote mouse (Peromyscus bullatus), or Perote deermouse, is a species of rodent in the family Cricetidae. It is a species of the genus Peromyscus, a group of New World mice often referred to as "deermice". It is found only in Mexico.
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Is the perote mouse endangered?
The perote 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 perote mouse classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classMammalia
- orderRodentia
- familyCricetidae
- genusPeromyscus
- SpeciesPeromyscus bullatus Osgood, 1904
Other names and names in other languages (7)
- Perote deer mouseEnglish
- Perote deermouseEnglish
- Perote deermouseEnglish
- ratón de PeroteSpanish
- veracruzinpeurahiiruFinnish
- ベラクルシロアシマウスJapanese
- myszak jałowcowyPolish
Relatives of the perote 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
ComparePerote mouse vs White-footed mousePerote mouse vs Eastern deer mousePerote mouse vs Cactus mousePerote mouse vs Cotton mouse
Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
How big is the perote mouse?
An adult perote mouse weighs 33.1 g – 40 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.
Is the perote mouse endangered?
The perote 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 perote mouse live?
The perote mouse has a recorded lifespan of 5.36 years.
How long is the perote mouse pregnant?
The recorded gestation period is 30.1 days.
What kind of animal is the perote mouse?
The perote mouse (Peromyscus bullatus) 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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