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.