Cotton Deermouse
Peromyscus gossypinus (Le Conte, 1853)
Taxonomy
| Kingdom | Animalia |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Chordata |
| Class | Mammalia |
| Order | Rodentia |
| Family | Cricetidae |
| Genus | Peromyscus |
| Species | Peromyscus gossypinus (Le Conte, 1853) |
Description
Diagnostic characters
- Ecological class
- Trogloxene
- Realm
- Terrestrial
Distribution
Range
Known from three counties in Florida.
Continent
North America
Country
United States
States and provinces
Florida
Counties
- Florida
- Alachua, Jackson, Levy
Conservation and management
IUCN Red List
LC Least Concern
Assessed in 2016.
NatureServe
G5 Secure
National ranks
- United States
- N5 Secure
Subnational ranks
- Missouri
- S2 Imperiled
- Alabama
- S5 Secure
- Louisiana
- S5 Secure
- Kentucky
- S2 Imperiled
- North Carolina
- S5 Secure
- Tennessee
- S5 Secure
- Virginia
- S3 Vulnerable
- Georgia
- S5 Secure
- Florida
- S5 Secure
- Oklahoma
- SNR Unranked
- Illinois
- SX Presumed Extirpated
- Texas
- S5 Secure
- Arkansas
- S5 Secure
- South Carolina
- S5 Secure
- Mississippi
- S5 Secure
Ranks looked up 15 July 2026. Conservation status changes, and a rank here is as current as that date and no more.
State and federal status
Not listed under the U.S. Endangered Species Act.
References
- Franz, R., Bauer, J. & Morris, T. 1994. Review of biologically significant caves and their faunas in Florida and south Georgia. Brimleyana 20: 1–109. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/part/229726. details
- Mays, J. 2018. Inventory of Florida's cave fauna with a focus on terrestrial invertebrate species. Progress Report for Florida Park Service. Florida Fish & Wildlife Conservation Commission, Tallahassee, Florida, USA. 9 pp.
- Poucher, S. 2011. A Field Guide to the Critters of Florida's Springs. National Speleological Society, Huntsville, Alabama, USA. 124 pp. ISBN 978–1-879961–42–5.
- Poucher, S. 2022. Wildlife of Florida's Springs. An Illustrated Guide to over 150 Species. Pineapple Press, Palm Beach, Florida, USA. 196 pp. ISBN 9780000000000.
- Pylka, J.M. 1957. Cave vertebrates of Florida. The Florida Speleologist 1: 6–7.
This account was last revised 6 September 2026. Conservation ranks were looked up 15 July 2026.
How to cite this account
Peromyscus gossypinus (Le Conte, 1853). Cave Biology Data Portal, account SP-2799. https://cavebiology.org/species/peromyscus-gossypinus/ (accessed 22 October 2026).
Data sources and funding are listed in the Acknowledgments.
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