We found 1 definitions of genus peromyscus from 1 different sources.
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genus peromyscus - New World wood mice | ||
Peromyscus, genus Peromyscus | ||
mammal genus a genus of mammals | ||
cricetidae, family cricetidae mostly small New World rodents including New World mice and lemmings and voles and hamsters | ||
peromyscus leucopus, vesper mouse, white-footed mouse American woodland mouse with white feet and underparts | ||
deer mouse, peromyscus maniculatus brownish New World mouse; most widely distributed member of the genus | ||
cactus mouse, peromyscus eremicus burrowing mouse of desert areas of southwestern United States |