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Merriam's Piñon Mouse

Peromyscus gratus

Easily confused with

Study checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.

Where it is recorded

Records by month in Texas.January 7, February 6, March 7, April 14, May 8, June 4, July 4, August 4, September 5, October 5, November 6, December 6.
United States92
Texas76
New Mexico16
Mexico14
Jalisco3
Aguascalientes1
Coahuila de Zaragoza1

Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.

Classification

KingdomAnimals · Animalia
PhylumChordates · Chordata
ClassMammals · Mammalia
OrderRodents · Rodentia
FamilyHamsters, Voles, Lemmings, and Allies · Cricetidae
GenusNorth American Deer Mice · Peromyscus

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Remember the name next time.

Practise Merriam's Piñon Mouse with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.