Oldfield mouse: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the oldfield mouse lives – recorded in 1 country, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Peromyscus polionotus
Group	Mice, rats & other rodents
Status	Least concern (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	1 country
Continents	North America
Class	Mammal
Order	Rodentia
Family	Cricetidae

Where does the oldfield mouse live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the oldfield mouse in 1 country or territory across North America.

United States

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.

Is the oldfield mouse endangered?

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

What kind of animal is the oldfield mouse?

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

About the oldfield mouse

The oldfield mouse, oldfield deermouse or beach mouse (Peromyscus polionotus) is a nocturnal 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", that primarily eats seeds. It lives in holes throughout the Southeastern United States in beaches and sandy fields. Predators to these mice include birds and mammals. In 2016, these mice were in the least concern category on the IUCN Red List with certain subspecies classified as extinct, critically endangered, endangered or near threatened.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Oldfield mouse (revision 1380308898), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q575053 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).