'White-footed mouse' is a common name for 'Peromyscus leucopus'.
The animal may be viewed as both environmentally friendly and unfriendly. Specifically, the mouse's diet of bark, leaves and twigs may be seen as unfriendly in the sense of defoliating a woody plant. The mouse's diet of berries, nuts and seeds may be seen as friendly in the sense of what falls on the way to the mouse's fall and winter storehouse increases the particular plant's planting range and survival potential. The mouse's diet of insects may be seen as friendly and unfriendly in the sense of eating some of the more harmless insects along with some of the more harmful such as the gypsy moth [Lymantria dispar].
The scientific or taxonomic name would be Peromyscus leucopus.
The scientific name for the common house mouse is Mus musculus.
Harvey R Smith has written: 'Change in somatic growth rates of Microtus pennsylvanicus as a result of cross-fostering with Peromyscus leucopus' -- subject(s): Microtus
The Preomyscus Leucopus is a white-footed mouse.
The scientific name for the beach mouse is Peromyscus polionotus.
Peromyscus schmidlyi was created in 2004.
The species Peromyscus leucopus, otherwisely known as the white-footed mouse, often uses a concentrated laser that projects out of its eyes to detect movement of other rival mice. The white-footed mouse then plans accordingly to strike rarely with mercy.
'Peromyscus leucopus' is the scientific name of the white-footed mouse. The animal's name honors the whiteness of the male's and female's feet if not the likewise whiteness of their bellies. The other striking feature of their otherwise reddish-brown bodies is the length of their gracefully long tails. Both females and males tend to reach mature lengths of at least six inches [15 centimeters]. The equivalent is then tacked on in additional tail length.
The scientific or taxonomic name would be Peromyscus crinitus.
The scientific or taxonomic name would be Peromyscus maniculatus.
The scientific or taxonomic name would be Peromyscus truei.
The scientific or taxonomic name would be Peromyscus spp.