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Peromyscus is a genus of rodents. They are commonly referred to as deer mice or deermice, not to be confused with the chevrotain or 'mouse deer'. They are New World mice only distantly related to the common house and laboratory mouse, Mus musculus. From this relative, Peromyscus species are distinguished by relatively larger eyes, and also often two-tone coloring, with darker colors over the dorsum (back), and white abdominal and limb hair-coloring. In reference to the coloring, the word Peromyscus comes from Greek words meaning 'booted mouse'. They are also accomplished jumpers and runners by comparison to house mice, and their common name of 'deer mouse' (coined in 1833) is in reference to this agility. The most common species of deer mice in the continental United States are two closely related species, P. maniculatus and P. leucopus. In the United States, Peromyscus is the most populous mammalian genus overall, and has become notorious in the western United States as a carrier of hantaviruses. Reservoir of human disease = Hantavirus =The deer mouse came to the attention of the public when it was discovered to be the primary reservoir species for Sin Nombre hantavirus. = Lyme disease =A recent study in British Columbia of 218 deer mice showed 30% (66) were seropositive for Borrelia burgdorferi, the agent of Lyme disease. = Other diseases =Ehrlichiosis and babesiosis are also carried by the deer mouse.
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