Peromyscus truei (pinyon mouse)
| Class | Mammalia |
| Order | Rodentia |
| Family | Cricetidae |
| Genus | Peromyscus |
| Species | Peromyscus truei |
| Common | pinyon mouse |
| Diet | omnivore, especially pinyon and juniper seeds |
| Habitat | Desert and mountains of SW US, prefers pinyon pine and juniper stands. |
| Description | Subfamily: Neotominae Bicolored body and tail. Tail length about equal to head and body. Ears large relative to head, >22 mm long (cp. P. maniculatus). Total length ~19 cm, tail ~10 cm. |
| Skull Characteristics | Skull: Length ~2.8 cm. No groove in incisors (cp. R. megalotis). Large auditory bullae. Coronoid process lower or equal in height than condyloid process (cp. Onychomys). Molars as other small Neotominae: Cuspidate with 2 longitudinal rows of cusps (cp. Muridae). |
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