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Peromyscus maniculatus

Overview

61** subspecies Physical description

EDIT: fur is "grayish to reddish brown" in peromyscus maniculatus

Deer Mice tails are covered with fine hairs, with the same dark/light split as the fur on the rest of its body.

P. maniculatus subspecies have morphological differences. The woodland form found in much of North America has longer hind legs, a longer tail, and larger ears than the prairie form.

Behavior

Differing subspecies occupy woodland and prairie habitats, changing their

Deer Mice typically live in a home range of 242 to 3000 square meters. Male deer mice have a much greater home range than females. Females are more territorial, males will commit infanticide if they catch young unattended.

Deer mice are polygynous, meaning one male mates with multiple females. During the winter, the single male - multiple female cohort may live together in one nest.

The woodland variety of P. maniculatus is an adept climber, and prefers tree cover high above the ground, while the prairie form avoids cover and prefers to move from burrow to burrow in open land.

Reproduction

Deer mice are polygynous.

Habitat

Deer mice are abundant in the farmland of the midwestern United States,

External LinksStudying the homing ability of deer mice.

(working) Bibliography

https://www.pgsc.cas.sc.edu/peromycus-maniculatus-deer-mouse

https://animaldiversity.org/accounts/Peromyscus_maniculatus/#:~:text=Peromyscus%20maniculatus%20has%20a%20round,hind%20limbs%20(Baker%201983).

https://www.uwsp.edu/biology/VertebrateCollection/Pages/Vertebrates/Mammals%20of%20Wisconsin/Peromyscus%20maniculatus/Peromyscus%20maniculatus.aspx

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4470249/

https://academic.oup.com/jmammal/article-abstract/49/4/713/852438?redirectedFrom=fulltext

https://bmcevolbiol.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/1471-2148-8-65

https://jeb.biologists.org/content/216/7/1160