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deer mice
Peromyscus maniculatus Public health The murine vector for Hantavirus. See Hantavirus.


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Hoekstra show that the different variants of a single gene determines whether a deer mouse is dark or pale - a small difference with huge survival implications for a species widely hunted by owls, hawks and other visual predators.
Most Common Mouse Types The four most common mouse types found in the United States are the (1) house mouse (2) deer mouse (3) roof rat and (4) Norway rat.
If a mouse dies in an inaccessible place and it is a deer mouse contaminated with hantavirus, you could develop a health hazard.
 
 
 
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