Common Name
Oldfield Deermouse
Order
Rodentia
Family
Cricetidae
Species Name
Peromyscus polionotus
Status
U.S. ESA - Endangered as P. p. allophrys, P. p. ammobates, P. p. peninsularis, P. p. phasma and P. p. trissyllepsis, Threatened as P. p. niveiventris; IUCN - Extinct as P. p. decoloratus, Critically Endangered as P. p. trissyllepsis, Endangered as P. p. a
States
Alabama
Florida
Georgia
Mississippi
North Carolina
South Carolina
Tennessee
Distribution
SE USA, from SC Tennessee to W South Carolina, south through Alabama and Georgia, to panhandle and N peninsular Florida
Notes
Makes narrow burrows that it may plug from inside during the day. Apparently forms stable monogamous pairs. Lives in sand dunes, open sandy areas, early successional fields (oldfields), and dry scrub.
Florida
several subspecies of beach mouse are recognized
Georgia
Digs and lives in burrows