Oldfield mouse

This article is about the North American species. For the South American genus also known as "Oldfield mice", see Thomasomys.

Oldfield mouse
Oldfield mouse at the beach, Alabama
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Rodentia
Family: Cricetidae
Subfamily: Neotominae
Genus: Peromyscus
Species:
P. polionotus
Binomial name
Peromyscus polionotus
(Wagner, 1843)
Synonyms[2]
List
  • Peromyscus polionotus subsp. polionotus (Wagner, 1843)
  • Peromyscus polionotus subsp. ammobates Bowen, 1968
  • Peromyscus polionotus subsp. phasma Bangs, 1898
  • Peromyscus polionotus subsp. allophrys Bowen, 1968
  • Peromyscus polionotus subsp. trissyllepsis Bowen, 1968
  • Peromyscus polionotus subsp. niveiventris (Chapman, 1889)
  • Mus polionotus Wagner, 1843
  • Peromyscus subgriseus subsp. baliolus Bangs, 1898
  • Peromyscus phasma Bangs, 1898
  • Hesperomys niveiventris Chapman, 1889
  • Peromyscus polionotus subsp. albifrons Osgood, 1909
  • Peromyscus polionotus subsp. colemani Schwartz, 1954
  • Peromyscus polionotus subsp. decoloratus A.H. Howell, 1939
  • Peromyscus polionotus subsp. leucocephalus A.H. Howell, 1920
  • Peromyscus leucocephalus A.H. Howell, 1920
  • Peromyscus polionotus subsp. lucubrans Schwartz, 1954
  • Peromyscus polionotus subsp. peninsularis A.H. Howell, 1939
  • Peromyscus polionotus subsp. rhoadsi Bangs, 1898
  • Peromyscus subgriseus subsp. rhoadsi Bangs, 1898
  • Peromyscus polionotus subsp. subgriseus (Chapman, 1893)
  • Sitomys viveiventris subsp. subgriseus Chapman, 1893
  • Peromyscus polionotus subsp. griseobracatus Bowen, 1968
  • Sitomys niveiventris subsp. subgriseus Chapman, 1893
  • Peromyscus polionotus subsp. sumneri Bowen, 1968

The oldfield mouse, oldfield deermouse[2] or beach mouse (Peromyscus polionotus) is a nocturnal species of rodent in the family Cricetidae 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.

  1. ^ Cassola, F. (2017) [errata version of 2016 assessment]. "Peromyscus polionotus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T42654A115199876. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T42654A22359556.en. Retrieved 24 April 2023.
  2. ^ a b "Peromyscus polionotus (Wagner, 1843)". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 24 April 2023.