Peromyscus

Mouse, Deer; Mouse, White-Footed; Deer Mice; Deer Mouse; Mice, White Footed; Mouse, White Footed; White-Footed Mice; White-Footed Mouse
A genus of the subfamily SIGMODONTINAE consisting of 49 species. Two of these are widely used in medical research. They are P. leucopus, or the white-footed mouse, and P. maniculatus, or the deer mouse.