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Scientific Name

Peromyscus leucopus

Scientific Name w/ Auth.

Peromyscus leucopus (Rafinesque, 1818)

Park

Great Smoky Mountains National Park (GRSM)

Sensitive

No

Park Accepted

Accepted

Record Status

Approved

Park Preferred Common Names

WHITE-FOOTED MOUSE, WOODLAND DEERMOUSE

Park Synonyms

Peromyscus leucopus leucopus

Taxonomic Hierarchy

Kingdom	Animalia
Subkingdom	Bilateria
Infrakingdom	Deuterostomia
Phylum	Chordata
Subphylum	Vertebrata
Infraphylum	Gnathostomata
Superclass	Tetrapoda
Class	Mammalia
Subclass	Theria
Infraclass	Eutheria
Order	Rodentia
Suborder	Myomorpha
Superfamily	Muroidea
Family	Cricetidae
Subfamily	Neotominae
Genus	Peromyscus
Species	Peromyscus leucopus

Occurrence

Present

Nativeness

Native

Abundance

Common

Seasonality Tags

Breeder

Habit Tags

Nocturnal

Park Rank Tags

Park common
Abundant esp. and lower elev.

Species Record Status Tags

Pre 1998

Taxa Group Tags

Mammal

Threatened Endangered Status

State Species of Concern statuses

Ozone Sensitive Status

NatureServe GRank

NatureServe SRank

Observations

88

References

3

Vouchers

196

External Links

0

Evidence counts shown include evidence for related synonyms.

Created By

Converted from non-NPSpecies format by I&M Office

Created Date

10/31/2005 12:00:00 AM

Last Modified By

ALoar@nps.gov

Last Modified Date

4/18/2019 12:58:40 PM

Notes

Park Species Detail: ATBI Sensitivity = Public Species Notes: Most closely related to P. GOSSYPINUS; see Carleton (1989) for taxonomic review. Two ""chromosomal races"" occur, corresponding with Great Plains (TEXANUS cytotype) and Eastern Deciduous Forest (LEUCOPUS cytotype) regions. In central Oklahoma, these interbr STATUS: Native, Breeder, Common, Present in Park;; ; Taxonomy Notes: ITIS does not recognize subspecies and the park is at the boundary of two subspecies according to ASM; General Notes: ITIS does not recognize subspecies and the park is at the boundary of two subspecies according to ASM

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