Meaning | Any of various New World woodland mice. |
---|
Narrower | cactus mouse, Peromyscus eremicus | burrowing mouse of desert areas of southwestern United States |
---|
cotton mouse, Peromyscus gossypinus | large dark mouse of southeastern United States |
deer mouse, Peromyscus maniculatus | brownish New World mouse |
pygmy mouse, Baiomys taylori | Very small dark greyish brown mouse resembling a house mouse |
white-footed mouse, vesper mouse, Peromyscus leucopus | American woodland mouse with white feet and underparts |
Broader | mouse | Any of numerous small rodents typically resembling diminutive rats having pointed snouts and small ears on elongated bodies with slender usually hairless tails |
---|