Cotton mouse

Cotton mouse
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)
Secure  (NatureServe)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Rodentia
Family:	Cricetidae
Subfamily:	Neotominae
Genus:	Peromyscus
Species:	P. gossypinus
Binomial name
Peromyscus gossypinus (Le Conte, 1853)
native range
Synonyms
Hesperomys gossypinus Le Conte, 1853 Peromyscus gossypinus allapaticola Schwartz, 1952 Peromyscus anastasae Bangs, 1898 Hesperomys cognatus Le Conte, 1855 Peromyscus insulanus Bangs, 1898 Sitomys megacephalus Rhoads, 1894 Peromyscus gossypinus mississippiensis Rhoads, 1896 Peromyscus gossypinus nigriculus Bangs, 1896 Peromyscus gossypinus palmarius Bangs, 1896 Peromyscus gossypinus restrictus A. H. Howell, 1939 Peromyscus gossypinus telmaphilus Schwartz, 1952

The cotton mouse (Peromyscus gossypinus) is a species of rodent in the Cricetidae family. It is found only in the United States. This mouse is very close to extinction.

Further reading

• Wilson, D. E.; Reeder, D. M., eds. (2005). "Peromyscus gossypinus". Mammal Species of the World (3rd ed.). Johns Hopkins University Press. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.