Common Name
Canyon Deermouse
Order
Rodentia
Family
Cricetidae
Species Name
Peromyscus crinitus
Status
Lower Risk
States
Arizona
California
Colorado
Idaho
New Mexico
Nevada
Oregon
Utah
Wyoming
Distribution
E Oregon and SW Idaho, south through Nevada and parts of Utah and W Colorado, to EC Baja California Norte and NW Sonora, Mexico
Notes
Climbs with agility on vertical rock faces or overhanging walls. Does not need to drink water; obtains moisture from food. Lives in desolate rocky terrain with very sparse vegetation, on canyon walls, mesas and talus slopes; below sea level to over 10,000