Osgood's mouse | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Order: | Rodentia |
Family: | Cricetidae |
Subfamily: | Neotominae |
Genus: | Peromyscus |
Species: | P. gratus |
Binomial name | |
Peromyscus gratus Merriam, 1898 |
Osgood's mouse (Peromyscus gratus) is a species of rodent in the family Cricetidae. It is a species of the genus Peromyscus , a closely related group of New World mice often called "deermice". It is endemic to Mexico. Its name references Wilfred Hudson Osgood.