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Pronunciation: [pˈɛɹəmˌɪskəs] (IPA)

Peromyscus is a genus of small rodents commonly known as deer mice or white-footed mice. Synonyms for this word include Hesperomys, Reithrodontomys, and Onychomys. Hesperomys was a genus that was believed to be closely related to Peromyscus but was eventually reclassified into other genera. Reithrodontomys includes species that are similar in appearance to Peromyscus but have distinct cranial differences. Onychomys, commonly known as the grasshopper mouse, is also similar in appearance to Peromyscus but has unique characteristics such as a carnivorous diet and the ability to prey on venomous scorpions. Overall, these synonyms provide alternative names for similar small rodents in the family Muridae.
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    Animalia (kingdom of multicellular animals), Mammalia (class of animals), Rodentia (order of mammals).

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Usage examples for Peromyscus

December 29, 1961. 7. Taxonomic status of some mice of the peromyscus boylii group in eastern Mexico, with description of a new subspecies.
"A Review of the Middle American Tree Frogs of the Genus Ptychohyla"
William E. Duellman
It is of interest that a relict population of peromyscus leucopus also occurs in Deer Draw.
"Mammals of Northwestern South Dakota"
Kenneth W. Andersen
The assumption that variation in R. megalotis paralleled in degree that of other species, peromyscus maniculatus for example, led to untenable taxonomic conclusions by some previous workers.
"Geographic Variation in the Harvest Mouse, Reithrodontomys megalotis, On the Central Great Plains And in Adjacent Regions"
J. Knox Jones B. Mursaloglu

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