deer mouse Peromyscus maniculatus

Order Rodentia Rodents

• Animals with 2 upper & 2 lower incisors and no canines
• Of all mammals, has the most number of worldwide species

Family Cricetidae mice & rats (large membranous ears not covered by hair & long tails
Description:

• Have large membranous ears not covered in hair.
• Have long tail length of over 3/4s of over 3/4s of the head and body length.
• Have cups on unworn molar teeth.
• No external cheek pouches.
• 7 species of deer mice in the Pacific states
• Primarily nocturnal
• Wide-ranging and common in any terrestrial habitat in North America
• Eat all kinds of seeds, fruits, insects and store large caches of food.
• Are active all winter above the snow.
• Many birds and mammals are predators.
• Many sub-species