Yucatan deer mouse: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

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

Scientific name	Peromyscus yucatanicus
Group	Mice, rats & other rodents
Status	Least concern (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	2 countries
Continents	North America
Class	Mammal
Order	Rodentia
Family	Cricetidae

Where does the Yucatan deer mouse live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the Yucatan deer 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.

Is the Yucatan deer mouse endangered?

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

What kind of animal is the Yucatan deer mouse?

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

About the Yucatan deer mouse

The Yucatan deer mouse or Yucatan deermouse (Peromyscus yucatanicus) 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". The species is found in Mexico and Guatemala; an example habitat is the Petenes mangroves ecoregion of the Yucatan.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Yucatan deer mouse (revision 1380885305), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q1763048 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).