Mammals of North America by Roland W Kays & Don E Wilson

Author:Roland W Kays & Don E Wilson [Kays, Roland W & Wilson, Don E]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9780691142784
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Published: 2009-11-08T23:00:00+00:00

CACTUS DEERMOUSE Peromyscus eremicus 169–218mm, 92–117mm, 18–40g

Medium-sized mouse with long, soft, silky pelage and large ears. Body is pale gray washed with reddish brown above and whitish on the underparts. The head is grayish, and the lateral line is pale yellowish buff. Smaller and grayer than the California Deermouse with a lateral line and less hair on the tail. Usually smaller than the Merriam’s Deermouse and lighter in color, with white (not creamy) underparts and without a cinnamon-colored pectoral patch. Lacks the densely-haired tail with tufted tip of the Brush or Canyon Deermouse. Uses low desert areas and rocky foothills with scattered vegetation and sandy soils(see red area on map).

NORTHERN BAJA DEERMOUSE Peromyscus fraterculus 169–218mm, 92–117mm, 18–40g

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