#0301 · 🦊 mammals

Western Deer Mouse

Peromyscus sonoriensis

🦊 Mammals 📍 outside Europe

10 photos from iNaturalist (Creative Commons) · credits & licences

1. © Thomas Barbin · CC BY-NC 4.0
2. © Vitek Jirinec · CC BY-NC 4.0
3. © Liam Ragan · CC BY-NC 4.0
4. © Nature Ali · CC BY-NC-ND 4.0
5. © elycetalavera · CC BY-NC 4.0
6. © lucasb · CC BY-NC 4.0
7. Stanley Lake, Stanley, ID, USA:© Robin · CC BY-NC-ND 4.0
8. E.C. Manning Park, Okanagan-Similkameen, BC, CA:© jofrog · CC BY-NC 4.0
9. Belcarra, BC, Canada:© John D Reynolds · CC BY-NC 4.0
10. Sonoma County, CA, USA:© Don Loarie · CC BY 4.0

what is it?

The western deermouse or western deer mouse ( Peromyscus sonoriensis ) is a rodent native to North America. It is widespread throughout the western half of the continent, mainly in areas west of the Mississippi River.

base stats

NL sightings 0iNaturalist, research grade
worldwide 7,082iNaturalist observations

Bars compare against all animals on log scales: up to 300,000 Dutch and 600,000 worldwide sightings (the most-seen species), 150 t (blue whale), 30 m and 400 years (Greenland shark).