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Stumble this page!White-ankled mouse
Order : Rodentia
Suborder : Sciurognathi
Family : Muridae
Subfamily : Sigmodontinae
Species : Peromyscus pectoralis
The White-ankled mouse is listed as Least Concern (LR/lc), lowest risk. Does not qualify for a more at risk category. Widespread and abundant taxa are included in this category, on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
Namings for the whiteankled mouse
A young / baby of a whiteankled mouse is called a 'pinkie, kitten or pup'. The females are called 'doe' and males 'buck'. A whiteankled mouse group is called a 'nest, colony, harvest, horde or mischief'.
Facts about the white-ankled mouse
Comments on Distribution NEW MEXICO 1975: The white-ankled mouse is known in New Mexico only from the vicinity of Carlsbad Caverns and from west of Carlsbad (McKittrick Hill). (Full text)
The White-ankled Mouse is from the order Rodentia. (Full text)