deer mouse
noun1
Any of the muroid rodents in the genus Peromyscus, especially Peromyscus maniculatus.
- In the wild, deer mice and oldfield mice never interbreed.2017 April 19, Carl Zimmer, “Why Are Some Mice (and People) Monogamous? A Study Points to Genes”, in The New York Times:
2
Many of the muroid rodents with notable jumping capability within the subfamily Neotominae (family Cricetidae), including all species in the genera Peromyscus and Habromys, as well as some species in several others.
- Derived terms
- cactus deermouse