White-Footed Mouse
Structural pests in rural, summer/vacation, outbuilding and shed-type structures as well as suburban homes located near wooded areas.
- Common Name: White-Footed Mouse
- Scentific Name: Peromyscus leucopus (Rafinesque)
- Class/Order/Family: Mammalia/Rodentia/Muridae
- Metamorphosis:
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Size
Head and body length of 3-9/16 to 4-1/9" long.
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Color
Upper parts grayish to rich reddish brown, belly & feet white.
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Biology
Important source of hantavirus, transmitted by the inhalation of dust particles.
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Habit
Nocturnal. When alarmed, will rapidly drum its front feet.
Milwaukee, Waukesha, Ozaukee, and Washington Counties