White-footed Mouse
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[Photo] White-footed Mouse (Peromyscus leucopus) female with sucklings. White-footed mouse and young - by AA.R. dugmore. Mr. Dugmore ran a mile to restore the mother to her children, she having run into his pocket when frightened, and being found there later. courtesy of Doubleday, Page & Co.

Peromyscus leucopus is a rodent native to North America. It is commonly called the White-footed Mouse. It ranges from the northeast United States to the southwest and Mexico.

This species is similar to Peromyscus maniculatus, the Deer Mouse. Like the deer mouse, it may carry hantaviruses, which cause severe illness in humans.

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