Genus of mammals
"Deer mouse" redirects here. For a broader category of rodents which includes other deer mouse species, see
Neotominae
. For the species often called deer mouse, see
Peromyscus maniculatus
.
Peromyscus
is a
genus
of
rodents
. They are commonly referred to as
deer mice
or
deermice
, not to be confused with the
chevrotain
or "mouse deer". They are
New World mice
only distantly related to the common house and laboratory mouse,
Mus musculus
. From this relative,
Peromyscus
species are distinguished by relatively larger eyes, and also often two-tone coloring, with darker colors over the dorsum (back), and white abdominal and limb hair-coloring. In reference to the coloring, the word
Peromyscus
comes from Greek words meaning "booted mouse".
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They are also accomplished jumpers and runners by comparison to house mice, and their common name of "deer mouse" (coined in 1833) is in reference to this agility.
[3]
The most common species of deer mice in the continental
United States
are two closely related species,
P. maniculatus
and
P. leucopus
. In the United States,
Peromyscus
is the most populous
mammalian
genus
overall, and has become notorious in the western
United States
as a carrier of
hantaviruses
.
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[5]
Reservoir of human disease
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Hantavirus
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The deer mouse came to the attention of the public when it was discovered to be the primary reservoir species for
Sin Nombre
hantavirus
.
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Lyme disease
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A recent study in British Columbia of 218 deer mice showed 30% (66) were seropositive for
Borrelia burgdorferi
,
[8]
the agent of
Lyme disease
.
Other diseases
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Ehrlichiosis
and
babesiosis
are also carried by the deer mouse.
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Use as a laboratory animal
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While wild populations are sometimes studied,
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Peromyscus
species are also easy to breed and keep in captivity, although they are more energetic and difficult to handle than the relatively more tame
M. musculus
. For certain studies, they are also favored over the
laboratory mouse
(
M. musculus domestica
) and the
laboratory rat
(
Rattus norvegicus domestica
). Apart from their importance in studying infectious diseases,
Peromyscus
species are useful for studying
phylogeography
,
speciation
,
chromosomes
,
genetics
,
ecology
,
population genetics
, conservation
[10]
and
evolution
in general. They are also useful for researching repetitive-movement disorders.
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[12]
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Their use in aging research is because
Peromyscus
spp., despite being of similar size to the standard laboratory mouse, have maximum lifespans of 5?7 years, compared to the 3-year maximum lifespan of
ad libitum
-fed laboratory strains or wild-caught
M. musculus
.
[2]
The Peromyscus Genetic Stock Center
at the
University of South Carolina
was established by Professor Wallace Dawson in 1985 to raise
animals
of the peromyscine species for research and educational use. This institute maintains populations of several different species (including
Peromyscus californicus
,
Peromyscus maniculatus
,
Peromyscus melanophrys
,
Peromyscus eremicus
, and
Peromyscus aztecus
). A variety of mutations affecting their behavior,
biochemistry
, and the color of their coats is exhibited in these genetic lines.
Species
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- Peromyscus
- californicus
group
- eremicus
group
- hooperi
group
- crinitus
group
- maniculatus
group
- leucopus
group
- aztecus
group
- boylii
group
- truei
group
- melanophrys
group
- furvus
group
- megalops
group
- mexicanus
group
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