Common Name
Florida Deermouse
Order
Rodentia
Family
Cricetidae
Species Name
Podomys floridanus
Status
Vulnerable. Considered threatened by Florida agencies due to disappearance of scrub habitat
States
Florida
Distribution
Allopatric segments in panhandle and peninsular Florida, USA
Notes
More fossorial than most deermice, constructing small tunnels within Gopher Tortoise burrows. Lives in dry upland areas with sandy soils dominated by scrub oaks, slash pine, or longleaf pine.
Florida
usually associated with gopher tortoise burrows in sandy, upland habitats