Species: Peromyscus maniculatus

North American Deermouse
Species
    Kingdom
    Animalia
    Phylum
    Craniata
    Class

    Mammalia

    Order

    Rodentia

    Family

    Cricetidae

    Genus

    Peromyscus

    Classification
    Other Global Common Names
    Deer Mouse - Ratón - souris sylvestre
    Informal Taxonomy
    Animals, Vertebrates - Mammals - Rodents
    Formal Taxonomy
    Animalia - Craniata - Mammalia - Rodentia - Cricetidae - Peromyscus - 100 years) cannot be assumed (Pergams and Ashley 1999).
    Migration
    true - false - false - were captured at trap sites up to 1.32 km apart (Rehmeier et al. 2004).
    Non-migrant
    true
    Locally Migrant
    false
    Food Comments
    Eats arthropods, other invertebrates, fruit, nuts/seeds, green plant material, and fungi (Wolfe et al. 1985). Insects, worms, and snails most important in summer. May store food.
    Reproduction Comments
    Breeding season shorter in north and at high elevations than elsewhere. In the northeastern U.S., reproduction is curtailed in fall and winter. See Kirkland and Layne (1989) for information on breeding seasons in different areas. Gestation 23 days. Litter size averages 5-6 in north, 4.5 in south, multiple litters/year (1-2 in north, more in south). Young independent in about 16-25 days (varies geographically). Young of year may attain sexual maturity by 2 months, or may not breed in some areas. Some litters fathered by more than 1 male; mating system ranges from promiscuity to facultative monogamy (Kirkland and Layne 1989).
    Ecology Comments
    Territorial behavior is most prevalent at high population densities. <br><br>Population density generally is lowest in spring, highest in fall (sometimes up to about 30/ha; densities as high as 109 and 163 per ha have been reported, Kirkland and Layne 1989). <br><br>In Kansas, populations increased initially following grassland fire, decreased in subsequent years (Kaufman et al. 1988, Clark and Kaufman 1990). In Virginia, populations were highest in the year following a large mast crop (Wolff 1996, J. Mamm. 77:850-856).
    Length
    22
    Weight
    33
    NatureServe Global Status Rank
    G5
    Global Status Last Reviewed
    1996-11-08
    Global Status Last Changed
    1996-11-08
    Other Status

    LC - Least concern

    Conservation Status Map
    <img src="http://www.natureserve.org/explorer/servlet/GetMapGif?CA.AB=S5&CA.BC=S5&CA.LB=S5&CA.MB=S5&CA.NB=S5&CA.NF=SE&CA.NT=S5&CA.NS=S5&CA.ON=S5&CA.PE=S5&CA.QC=S5&CA.SK=S5&CA.YT=S5&US.AK=S4&US.AZ=S5&US.AR=S5&US.CA=SNR&US.CO=S5&US.CT=S3&US.GA=S5&US.ID=S5&US.IL=S5&US.IN=S4&US.IA=S5&US.KS=S5&US.KY=S4&US.ME=S5&US.MD=S5&US.MA=S5&US.MI=S5&US.MN=SNR&US.MS=SNR&US.MO=SNR&US.MT=S5&US.NN=S5&US.NE=S5&US.NV=S5&US.NH=S5&US.NJ=SU&US.NM=S5&US.NY=S5&US.NC=S5&US.ND=SNR&US.OH=SNR&US.OK=S5&US.OR=S5&US.PA=S5&US.SC=SNR&US.SD=S5&US.TN=S5&US.TX=S5&US.UT=S5&US.VT=S5&US.VA=S5&US.WA=S5&US.WV=S5&US.WI=S4&US.WY=S5" alt="Conservation Status Map" style="width: 475px; height: auto;" />
    Global Range
    Occurs in most of North America except most of Alaska, northern Canada, western and southeastern Mexico (occurs south to southern Baja California and through central Mexico to Colima and Oaxaca), southeastern U.S., and Atlantic coastal plain (see map in Carleton 1989).
    ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.101416