Cactus mouse: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the cactus mouse lives – recorded in 2 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Peromyscus eremicus
Group	Mice, rats & other rodents
Status	Least concern (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	2 countries
Continents	North America
Mass	2.5 g (birth weight); 20 g (adult weight)
Class	Mammal
Order	Rodentia
Family	Cricetidae

Where does the cactus mouse live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the cactus mouse in 2 countries and territories across North America.

Countries with at least a handful of records (a minimum share of the species’ records, to leave out vagrants and escapes). Records with coordinates only; captive and fossil records excluded.

How big is a cactus mouse?

Wikidata records the following for the cactus mouse: mass 2.5 g (birth weight); 20 g (adult weight).

Is the cactus mouse endangered?

The cactus mouse’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Least concern” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the cactus mouse?

The cactus mouse (Peromyscus eremicus) is a mammal in the order Rodentia and the family Cricetidae, genus Peromyscus. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the cactus mouse

The cactus mouse or cactus deermouse (Peromyscus eremicus) is a species of rodent in the family Cricetidae. It is a species of the genus Peromyscus, a closely related group of New World mice often called "deermice". They are native to desert areas of western North America.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Cactus mouse (revision 1328341133), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q1768203 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).