Common Name
White-footed Deermouse
Order
Rodentia
Family
Cricetidae
Species Name
Peromyscus leucopus
Status
Data Deficient as P. l. ammodytes, otherwise Lower Risk
States
Alabama
Arkansas
Arizona
Colorado
Connecticut
Delaware
Georgia
Iowa
Illinois
Indiana
Kansas
Kentucky
Louisiana
Massachusetts
Maryland
Maine
Michigan
Minnesota
Mississippi
Missouri
Montana
North Carolina
North Dakota
Nebraska
New Hampshire
New Jersey
New Mexico
New York
Ohio
Oklahoma
Pennsylvania
Rhode Island
South Carolina
South Dakota
Tennessee
Texas
Virginia
Vermont
Wisconsin
West Virginia
Wyoming
Distribution
S Alberta to S Ontario, Quebec and Nova Scotia, Canada; throughout much of C and E USA, excluding Florida; southwards to N Durango and along Caribbean coast to Isthmus of Tehuantepec and NW Yucatan Peninsula, Mexico
Notes
Mainly terrestrial, but climbs well and may forage or nest well above the ground. Swims well, occupies many islands in lakes. Habitat is deciduous and mixed forests, hedgerows, brushy areas, croplands and dry semidesert regions in the Southwest. Fur is r
Georgia
Nocturnal
Illinois
All terrestrial habitats in Illinois, but prefer wooded or brushy areas
Ohio
All terrestrial habitats in Ohio.
Oklahoma
One of the most common small rodents in OK.