Mexican Deer Mouse
Peromyscus mexicanus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassMammalia (Mamífers)
- OrderRodentia (Rosegadors)
- FamilyCricetidae (Hamsters, Voles, Lemmings, and Allies)
- GenusPeromyscus (North American Deer Mice)
- SpeciesPeromyscus mexicanus (Mexican Deer Mouse)
Closest Relatives at Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park
Alston's Brown Mouse
Scotinomys teguina
Red-tailed Squirrel
Sciurus granatensis
Central American Agouti
Dasyprocta punctata
Variegated Squirrel
Sciurus variegatoides
Mexican Hairy Dwarf Porcupine
Sphiggurus mexicanus
Central American Dwarf Squirrel
Microsciurus alfari
Mountain Spiny Pocket Mouse
Heteromys oresterus
📅 Monthly Probability
Fewer than 5 records of Mexican Deer Mouse at Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park — not enough to chart months honestly.
🌅 When They're Spotted
Most active at dawn and dusk · 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
| # | Park | Country | Probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 2 | Chirripó National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 3 | Los Quetzales National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 4 | Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 5 | La Amistad International Park (Panama) | 🇵🇦 Panama |