Species MammalsGuatemalan Deer Mouse

Guatemalan Deer Mouse

Peromyscus guatemalensis

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Illustration of Guatemalan Deer Mouse (Peromyscus guatemalensis)

The Guatemalan Deer Mouse is a large-bodied, long-tailed Peromyscus of high cloud forests in Guatemala and adjacent southern Mexico. Its large feet and long tail suggest adaptation to climbing in complex montane forest environments. It represents the southernmost radiation of the Peromyscus genus.

Habitat
Cloud forests and pine-oak forests of Guatemala and southern Mexico
Diet
Seeds, berries, fungi, and insects
How common
Rare

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