Deer Mouse
Peromyscus maniculatus (Wagner, 1845)
Taxonomy
| Kingdom | Animalia |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Chordata |
| Class | Mammalia |
| Order | Rodentia |
| Family | Cricetidae |
| Genus | Peromyscus |
| Species | Peromyscus maniculatus (Wagner, 1845) |
Description
Diagnostic characters
- Ecological class
- Trogloxene
- Realm
- Terrestrial
Distribution
Range
Known from one county in Illinois.
Continent
North America
Country
United States
States and provinces
Illinois
Counties
- Illinois
- Jo Daviess
Conservation and management
IUCN Red List
LC Least Concern
Assessed in 2016.
NatureServe
G5 Secure
National ranks
- Canada
- N5 Secure
- United States
- N5 Secure
Subnational ranks
- Yukon
- S5 Secure
- Newfoundland and Labrador
- S5 Secure
- Alberta
- S5 Secure
- Nova Scotia
- S5 Secure
- New Brunswick
- S5 Secure
- Northwest Territories
- S5 Secure
- Manitoba
- S5 Secure
- Quebec
- S4 Apparently Secure
- Newfoundland and Labrador
- SNA Not Applicable
- Ontario
- S5 Secure
- Prince Edward Island
- S5 Secure
- Saskatchewan
- S5 Secure
- Wisconsin
- S4 Apparently Secure
- Arkansas
- S5 Secure
- NH
- S5 Secure
- West Virginia
- S5 Secure
- California
- SNR Unranked
- Oklahoma
- SNR Unranked
- ME
- S5 Secure
- New Mexico
- S5 Secure
- Nevada
- S5 Secure
- Texas
- S5 Secure
- ND
- SNR Unranked
- Montana
- S5 Secure
- Minnesota
- SNR Unranked
- South Dakota
- S5 Secure
- New York
- S5 Secure
- Illinois
- S5 Secure
- Oregon
- S5 Secure
- Virginia
- S5 Secure
- Vermont
- S5 Secure
- Mississippi
- SNR Unranked
- Utah
- S5 Secure
- South Carolina
- S5 Secure
- Missouri
- S5 Secure
- Idaho
- S5 Secure
- Michigan
- S4 Apparently Secure
- Arizona
- S5 Secure
- NJ
- SNR Unranked
- Massachusetts
- S5 Secure
- Tennessee
- S5 Secure
- Connecticut
- S3 Vulnerable
- North Carolina
- S5 Secure
- Washington
- S5 Secure
- Iowa
- S5 Secure
- Maryland
- S5 Secure
- Ohio
- SNR Unranked
- Colorado
- S5 Secure
- NN
- S5 Secure
- Kansas
- S5 Secure
- Kentucky
- S4 Apparently Secure
- Georgia
- S5 Secure
- NE
- S5 Secure
- Indiana
- S5 Secure
- Pennsylvania
- S5 Secure
- Alaska
- S4 Apparently Secure
State and federal status
Not listed under the U.S. Endangered Species Act
References
- Webb, D.W., Taylor, S.J. & Krejca, J.K. 1993. The biological resources of Illinois caves and other subterranean environments. Illinois Natural History Survey, Champaign, Illinois, USA. 143 pp.
How to cite this account
Peromyscus maniculatus (Wagner, 1845). Cave Biology Data Portal, account SP-2801. https://cavebiology.org/species/peromyscus-maniculatus/ (accessed 7 September 2026).
Data sources and funding are listed in the Acknowledgments.
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