What is the scientific name for the white footed mouse?

Answer 1

'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.