deer mice
White-footed forest rodents
Deer mice are small North American rodents with large ears, white feet, and a distinctive bicolored tail—brown above, white below.
The name reflects their tawny, deer-like coloring.
They're common across diverse habitats and notable as carriers of hantavirus: The cabin had a deer mouse infestation.
- rodentsGnawing mammal order
- small mammalsCompact fur-bearing animals
- mammalWarm-blooded, milk-producing animal
- tailsRear animal appendages
- fur coatOuterwear made from animal hides
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- rodentsmouse, rat, guinea pig, squirrel, beaver
- disease carriersrats, mosquitoes, ticks, fleas, bats
- synanthropeshouse sparrows, brown rats, pigeons, cockroaches, bed bugs
habitat preference
deer micehouse mice
Small rodents infesting homes
house mouse · roof rats · house rats · brown rats · black rats