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title: "Ratón de algodón"
description: "Peromyscus gossypinus — Mamíferos. The cotton mouse (Peromyscus gossypinus) is a species of rodent in the family Cricetidae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/es/animal/cotton-mouse
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Ratón de algodón

> Peromyscus gossypinus — Mamíferos. The cotton mouse (Peromyscus gossypinus) is a species of rodent in the family Cricetidae.

- Scientific name: *Peromyscus gossypinus*
- Category: `mammals` (Mamíferos)
- Habitats: `forest` (Bosque)
- iNaturalist observations: 746
- Wikidata: [Q959378](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q959378)
- iNaturalist taxon: [44416](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/44416)

## Names

- en: Cotton Mouse
- de: Baumwollmaus
- es: Ratón de algodón
- fr: Souris de coton

## Countries with the most observations

US (204)

## Summary

The cotton mouse (Peromyscus gossypinus) 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". It is endemic to the woodlands of the Southern United States.

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

## Photo

![Ratón de algodón](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/cotton-mouse/medium.jpg)

Photo: nataliekrops · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/277368874

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/cotton-mouse?lang=es` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).