Peromyscus

Synonyms

Deer Mice

Deer Mouse

Mice, Deer

Mice, White Footed

Mice, White-Footed

Mouse, Deer

Mouse, White Footed

Mouse, White-Footed

White-Footed Mice

White-Footed Mouse

A genus of the subfamily SIGMODONTINAE consisting of 49 species. Two of these are widely used in medical research. They are P. leucopus, or the white-footed mouse, and P. maniculatus, or the deer mouse.