Deer Mouse
Peromyscus maniculatus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassMammalia (Mamífers)
- OrderRodentia (Rosegadors)
- FamilyCricetidae (Hamsters, Voles, Lemmings, and Allies)
- GenusPeromyscus (North American Deer Mice)
- SpeciesPeromyscus maniculatus (Deer Mouse)
Closest Relatives at Acadia National Park
White-footed Mouse
Peromyscus leucopus
Meadow Vole
Microtus pennsylvanicus
Muskrat
Ondatra zibethicus
Gapperrotelmaus
Myodes gapperi
American Red Squirrel
Tamiasciurus hudsonicus
Quiller
Erethizon dorsatus
Eastern Chipmunk
Tamias striatus
American Beaver
Castor canadensis
Eastern Gray Squirrel
Sciurus carolinensis
Woodchuck
Marmota monax
Northern Flying Squirrel
Glaucomys sabrinus
📅 Monthly Probability
☀️ When They're Spotted
Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)
Global Distribution
Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.
where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is) · parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there
Parks Where Found
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Deer Mouse in Acadia National Park?
About 6% of visitor-days record a Deer Mouse sighting in Acadia National Park, based on 7 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Deer Mouse in Acadia National Park?
November has the highest sighting rate for Deer Mouse in Acadia National Park in our monthly data.