Peromyscus nicaraguae - #676
Nicaraguan Deermouse
Side view of female with 20-day-old young clinging to nipples. Formerly Peromyscus mexicanus.
Geographic Distribution
Honduras, Nicaragua, and highlands in northern and western Costa Rica.
Order/Family
Cricetidae
Genus
Peromyscus
Specific Epithet
nicaraguae
Image Location
Costa Rica, Puntarenas, Monteverde
Image Date
1979
Photographer
S Anderson