---
title: "Gambel's Deer Mouse"
description: "Peromyscus gambelii — Zoogdieren. Gambel's deermouse or Gambel's deer mouse (Peromyscus gambelii) is a species of rodent in the family Cricetidae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/nl/animal/gambel-s-deer-mouse
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Gambel's Deer Mouse

> Peromyscus gambelii — Zoogdieren. Gambel's deermouse or Gambel's deer mouse (Peromyscus gambelii) is a species of rodent in the family Cricetidae.

- Scientific name: *Peromyscus gambelii*
- Category: `mammals` (Zoogdieren)
- Habitats: unknown
- iNaturalist observations: 1397
- iNaturalist taxon: [1431249](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/1431249)

## Names

- en: Gambel's Deer Mouse

## Countries with the most observations

US (440), MX (38)

## Summary

Gambel's deermouse or Gambel's deer mouse (Peromyscus gambelii) 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 native to the United States and Mexico.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gambel%27s_deer_mouse

## Photo

![Gambel's Deer Mouse](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/gambel-s-deer-mouse/medium.jpg)

Photo: Elin Pierce · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/65380280

## Machine access

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