Peromyscus maniculatus (deer mouse)
| Class | Mammalia |
| Order | Rodentia |
| Family | Cricetidae |
| Genus | Peromyscus |
| Species | Peromyscus maniculatus |
| Common | deer mouse |
| Diet | omnivore |
| Habitat | Generalist. One of the widest ranging species in NA. Common in buildings. |
| Description | Strongly bicolored body and tail, back gray to brown, white belly, as other Peromyscus. Tail length almost equal to head/body. Ears smaller than P. truei, <22 mm. Total length ~16 cm, tail ~7 cm. Many other Peromyscus species in North America are similar in appearance. |
| Skull Characteristics | Skull length ~2.5 cm. No groove in incisors (cp. R. megalotis). Coronoid process lower than or equal to condyloid process (cp. Onychomys). |
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