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 Death Valley National Park
Desert Woodrat
Neotoma lepida
Southern Grasshopper Mouse
Onychomys torridus
Western Harvest Mouse
Reithrodontomys megalotis
White-tailed Antelope Squirrel
Ammospermophilus leucurus
Desert Kangaroo Rat
Dipodomys deserti
Merriam's Kangaroo Rat
Dipodomys merriami
California Ground Squirrel
Otospermophilus beecheyi
Long-tailed Pocket Mouse
Chaetodipus formosus
Round-tailed Ground Squirrel
Xerospermophilus tereticaudus
Little Pocket Mouse
Perognathus longimembris
Panamint Chipmunk
Tamias panamintinus
Chisel-toothed Kangaroo Rat
Dipodomys microps
📅 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 Death Valley National Park?
About 7% of visitor-days record a Deer Mouse sighting in Death Valley National Park, based on 5 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Deer Mouse in Death Valley National Park?
September has the highest sighting rate for Deer Mouse in Death Valley National Park in our monthly data.