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 Yellowstone National Park
Muskrat
Ondatra zibethicus
Bushy-tailed Wood Rat
Neotoma cinerea
Gapperrotelmaus
Myodes gapperi
Uinta Ground Squirrel
Urocitellus armatus
Yellow-bellied Marmot
Marmota flaviventris
Golden-mantled Ground Squirrel
Callospermophilus lateralis
American Red Squirrel
Tamiasciurus hudsonicus
Tamia mineur
Tamias minimus
Tamia améne
Tamias amoenus
American Beaver
Castor canadensis
Uinta Chipmunk
Tamias umbrinus
Quiller
Erethizon dorsatus
📅 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 Yellowstone National Park?
About 4% of visitor-days record a Deer Mouse sighting in Yellowstone National Park, based on 5 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Deer Mouse in Yellowstone National Park?
September has the highest sighting rate for Deer Mouse in Yellowstone National Park in our monthly data.