“The deer mouse (genus Peromyscus) is the most abundant mammal in North America and it occupies almost every type of terrestrial habitat,” according to the paper’s authors.

Deer mice are primarily nocturnal omnivores (i.e. they'll eat meat and plants). It's important to identify this species.

Beyond physical harm, mice can also cause significant damage to your home with their gnawing and clawing. They can also chew ...

The range is transcontinental, and from Alaska to southern Mexico, except for the southeastern U.S. In the Adirondacks the deer mouse is wide spread, occurring in all terrestrial habitats at all ...

Unlike the deer ... mouse, and occurs throughout much of the eastern two-thirds of the U.S. (except for the Southeast) and much of eastern Mexico. The range of the white-footed mouse barely extends ...