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title: "Cactus Deermouse"
description: "Peromyscus eremicus — Mammals. The cactus mouse or cactus deermouse (Peromyscus eremicus) is a species of rodent in the family Cricetidae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/animal/cactus-deermouse
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Cactus Deermouse

> Peromyscus eremicus — Mammals. The cactus mouse or cactus deermouse (Peromyscus eremicus) is a species of rodent in the family Cricetidae.

- Scientific name: *Peromyscus eremicus*
- Category: `mammals` (Mammals)
- Habitats: `desert` (Desert)
- iNaturalist observations: 545
- Wikidata: [Q1768203](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1768203)
- iNaturalist taxon: [44390](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/44390)

## Names

- en: Cactus Deermouse
- de: Kaktusmaus
- es: Ratón de cactus
- fr: Souris des cactus
- nl: Cactusmuis
- pl: Myszak kaktusowy

## Countries with the most observations

US (118), MX (65)

## Summary

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: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cactus_mouse

## Photo

![Cactus Deermouse](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/cactus-deermouse/medium.jpg)

Photo: Wendy A · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/346589638

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/cactus-deermouse?lang=en` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).