Common Name
Cactus Deermouse
Order
Rodentia
Family
Cricetidae
Species Name
Peromyscus eremicus
Status
Lower Risk
States
Arizona
California
New Mexico
Nevada
Texas
Utah
Distribution
SE California, S Nevada, and SW Utah east to Trans-Pecos Texas; south along mainland coast to C Sinaloa and on the Mexican Plateau to N Zacatecas and S San Luis Potosi, Mexico
Notes
Mainly terrestrial, but may climb in low vegetation. Sometimes lives in part of a woodrat den or an abandoned burrow of another mammal. Lives in deserts, usually on rocky soil with sparse vegetation, but also occurs on sandy flats and in desert grassland