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 Olympic National Park
Northwestern Deermouse
Peromyscus keeni
Townsend's Vole
Microtus townsendii
Bushy-tailed Wood Rat
Neotoma cinerea
Muskrat
Ondatra zibethicus
Gapperrotelmaus
Myodes gapperi
Creeping Vole
Microtus oregoni
Douglas' Squirrel
Tamiasciurus douglasii
Olympic Marmot
Marmota olympus
Tamia améne
Tamias amoenus
Townsend's Chipmunk
Tamias townsendii
American Red Squirrel
Tamiasciurus hudsonicus
Eastern Gray Squirrel
Sciurus carolinensis
📅 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 Olympic National Park?
About 5% of visitor-days record a Deer Mouse sighting in Olympic National Park, based on 15 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Deer Mouse in Olympic National Park?
September has the highest sighting rate for Deer Mouse in Olympic National Park in our monthly data.