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Peromyscus
The genus ''Peromyscus'' contains the animal species commonly referred to as deer mice. This genus of New World mice is only distantly related to the common house mouse and laboratory mouse, ''Mus musculus''. Although superficially resembling ''Mus musculus'', ''Peromyscus'' species have 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.〔(Deer mouse etymology from Merriam-Webster. Accessed June 11, 2010 ). Mw4.m-w.com (2012-08-31). Retrieved on 2014-01-05.〕
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.〔(CDC – Hantavirus ). Cdc.gov (2012-11-01). Retrieved on 2014-01-05.〕〔(What if ... ). University of South Carolina〕
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