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Cotton Mouse

Peromyscus gossypinus

Field notes

The cotton mouse (Peromyscus gossypinus) is a species of rodent in the family Cricetidae. It is a species of the genus Peromyscus, a closely related group of New World mice often called "deermice". It is endemic to the woodlands of the Southern United States.

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Range

United States

Greener is more native, amber more introduced; paler is less certain. How this was decided