genus

Peromyscus

Peromyscus is a genus in the family Cricetidae. This database currently files 65 species under it, 18 of them threatened.

Species filed: 65
Threatened: 18
Countries recorded: 0
With a free photo: 37%
Weight range: 13 g – 71 g

Best-known members of Peromyscus

Ranked by popularity score.

White-footed mouse

Peromyscus leucopus

Cricetidae

Eastern deer mouse

Peromyscus maniculatus

Cricetidae

Cactus mouse

Peromyscus eremicus

Cricetidae

Cotton mouse

Peromyscus gossypinus

Cricetidae

Oldfield mouse

Peromyscus polionotus

Cricetidae

California deermouse

Peromyscus californicus

Cricetidae

Northwestern deer mouse

Peromyscus keeni

Cricetidae

Mexican deer mouse

Peromyscus mexicanus

Cricetidae

How threatened is Peromyscus?

56 of 65 species filed here have an IUCN category on record.

IUCN category	Species	Share of assessed
CRCritically Endangered	9	16%
ENEndangered	6	11%
VUVulnerable	3	5%
NTNear Threatened	2	4%
LCLeast Concern	33	59%
DDData Deficient	2	4%
EXExtinct	1	2%

All species in Peromyscus

Common name	Scientific name	Family	Status	Weight	Countries
White-footed mouse	Peromyscus leucopus	Cricetidae	Least Concern	21.2 g	Not recorded
Eastern deer mouse	Peromyscus maniculatus	Cricetidae	Least Concern	21.3 g	Not recorded
Cactus mouse	Peromyscus eremicus	Cricetidae	Least Concern	23.7 g	Not recorded
Cotton mouse	Peromyscus gossypinus	Cricetidae	Least Concern	29.4 g	Not recorded
Oldfield mouse	Peromyscus polionotus	Cricetidae	Least Concern	13 g	Not recorded
California deermouse	Peromyscus californicus	Cricetidae	Least Concern	43.5 g	Not recorded
Northwestern deer mouse	Peromyscus keeni	Cricetidae	Least Concern	28.3 g	Not recorded
Mexican deer mouse	Peromyscus mexicanus	Cricetidae	Least Concern	32.6 g	Not recorded
Brush mouse	Peromyscus boylii	Cricetidae	Least Concern	21.4 g	Not recorded
Slevin's mouse	Peromyscus slevini	Cricetidae	Critically Endangered	32.9 g	Not recorded
San Lorenzo mouse	Peromyscus interparietalis	Cricetidae	Critically Endangered	28 g	Not recorded
White-ankled mouse	Peromyscus pectoralis	Cricetidae	Least Concern	39 g	Not recorded
Pinyon mouse	Peromyscus truei	Cricetidae	Least Concern	27.4 g	Not recorded
Yucatan deer mouse	Peromyscus yucatanicus	Cricetidae	Least Concern	26.3 g	Not recorded
Aztec mouse	Peromyscus aztecus	Cricetidae	Least Concern	40 g	Not recorded
Perote mouse	Peromyscus bullatus	Cricetidae	Critically Endangered	40 g	Not recorded
Eva's desert mouse	Peromyscus eva	Cricetidae	Least Concern	22 g	Not recorded
Blackish deer mouse	Peromyscus furvus	Cricetidae	Data Deficient	33 g	Not recorded
Hooper's mouse	Peromyscus hooperi	Cricetidae	Least Concern	36 g	Not recorded
Puebla deer mouse	Peromyscus mekisturus	Cricetidae	Critically Endangered	60 g	Not recorded
Black-eared mouse	Peromyscus melanotis	Cricetidae	Least Concern	39.6 g	Not recorded
Mesquite mouse	Peromyscus merriami	Cricetidae	Least Concern	40 g	Not recorded
Northern rock mouse	Peromyscus nasutus	Cricetidae	Least Concern	28 g	Not recorded
El Carrizo deer mouse	Peromyscus ochraventer	Cricetidae	Endangered	40 g	Not recorded
Texas mouse	Peromyscus attwateri	Cricetidae	Least Concern	27.9 g	Not recorded
Burt's deer mouse	Peromyscus caniceps	Cricetidae	Vulnerable	33.2 g	Not recorded
Guatemalan deer mouse	Peromyscus guatemalensis	Cricetidae	Least Concern	40 g	Not recorded
Naked-eared deer mouse	Peromyscus gymnotis	Cricetidae	Least Concern	40 g	Not recorded
Tres Marías island mouse	Peromyscus madrensis	Cricetidae	Endangered	32.2 g	Not recorded
Black-wristed deer mouse	Peromyscus melanocarpus	Cricetidae	Endangered	59 g	Not recorded
False canyon mouse	Peromyscus pseudocrinitus	Cricetidae	Critically Endangered	33 g	Not recorded
Santa Cruz mouse	Peromyscus sejugis	Cricetidae	Endangered	21.5 g	Not recorded
Nayarit mouse	Peromyscus simulus	Cricetidae	Vulnerable	40 g	Not recorded
Canyon mouse	Peromyscus crinitus	Cricetidae	Least Concern	18 g	Not recorded
Dickey's deer mouse	Peromyscus dickeyi	Cricetidae	Critically Endangered	28.6 g	Not recorded
Osgood's mouse	Peromyscus gratus	Cricetidae	Least Concern	27.4 g	Not recorded
Angel island mouse	Peromyscus guardia	Cricetidae	Critically Endangered	32.1 g	Not recorded
Nimble-footed mouse	Peromyscus levipes	Cricetidae	Least Concern	23 g	Not recorded
Plateau mouse	Peromyscus melanophrys	Cricetidae	Least Concern	40 g	Not recorded
Tawny deer mouse	Peromyscus perfulvus	Cricetidae	Least Concern	40 g	Not recorded
Chihuahuan mouse	Peromyscus polius	Cricetidae	Near Threatened	40 g	Not recorded
Gleaning mouse	Peromyscus spicilegus	Cricetidae	Least Concern	36 g	Not recorded
San Esteban island mouse	Peromyscus stephani	Cricetidae	Critically Endangered	32.2 g	Not recorded
Zacatecan deer mouse	Peromyscus difficilis	Cricetidae	Least Concern	28 g	Not recorded
Big deer mouse	Peromyscus grandis	Cricetidae	Near Threatened	71 g	Not recorded
Maya mouse	Peromyscus mayensis	Cricetidae	Critically Endangered	32 g	Not recorded
Brown deer mouse	Peromyscus megalops	Cricetidae	Least Concern	66.2 g	Not recorded
Black-tailed mouse	Peromyscus melanurus	Cricetidae	Endangered	40 g	Not recorded
Pemberton's deer mouse	Peromyscus pembertoni	Cricetidae	Extinct	21.8 g	Not recorded
Stirton's deer mouse	Peromyscus stirtoni	Cricetidae	Least Concern	29.2 g	Not recorded
Winkelmann's mouse	Peromyscus winkelmanni	Cricetidae	Endangered	53.8 g	Not recorded
Chiapan deer mouse	Peromyscus zarhynchus	Cricetidae	Vulnerable	40 g	Not recorded
Orizaba deer mouse	Peromyscus beatae	Cricetidae	Least Concern	23.9 g	Not recorded
Northern Baja deer mouse	Peromyscus fraterculus	Cricetidae	Least Concern	21.8 g	Not recorded
Transvolcanic deer mouse	Peromyscus hylocetes	Cricetidae	Least Concern	26.3 g	Not recorded
Durango deermouse	Peromyscus schmidlyi	Cricetidae	Not recorded	Not recorded	Not recorded
Michoacán deermouse	Peromyscus sagax	Cricetidae	Data Deficient	23.9 g	Not recorded
Carleton's deer mouse	Peromyscus carletoni	Cricetidae	Not recorded	Not recorded	Not recorded
Kilpatrick's deermouse	Peromyscus kilpatricki	Cricetidae	Not recorded	Not recorded	Not recorded
Gardner's deermouse	Peromyscus gardneri	Cricetidae	Not recorded	Not recorded	Not recorded
Baker's deermouse	Peromyscus bakeri	Cricetidae	Not recorded	Not recorded	Not recorded
Carol Patton's deermouse	Peromyscus carolpattonae	Cricetidae	Not recorded	Not recorded	Not recorded
Ensick's deermouse	Peromyscus ensinki	Cricetidae	Not recorded	Not recorded	Not recorded
Greenbaum's deermouse	Peromyscus greenbaumi	Cricetidae	Not recorded	Not recorded	Not recorded
Purepechus deermouse	Peromyscus purepechus	Cricetidae	Not recorded	Not recorded	Not recorded