Organisms

Peromyscus

A genus of the subfamily SIGMODONTINAE consisting of 49 species. Two of these are widely used in medical research. They are P. leucopus, or the white-footed mouse, and P. maniculatus, or the deer mouse.

National Library of MedicineMedical Subject Headings2026

Structured Summary

Abstract

A genus of the subfamily SIGMODONTINAE consisting of 49 species. Two of these are widely used in medical research. They are P. leucopus, or the white-footed mouse, and P. maniculatus, or the deer mouse.

MeSH Record

Classification

Broader headings

Related Concepts

Knowledge Graph

Loading graph…

Drag nodes to rearrange; hover to trace links; click a node to open its page.

MeSH Record

Synonyms

10 entry terms
  • Mice, Deer
  • Mice, White-Footed
  • Mouse, Deer
  • Mouse, White-Footed
  • Deer Mice
  • Deer Mouse
  • Mice, White Footed
  • Mouse, White Footed
  • White-Footed Mice
  • White-Footed Mouse

MeSH Record

Aspects Covered

18 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings abnormalities, anatomy & histology, blood, cerebrospinal fluid, classification, embryology, genetics, growth & development, immunology, injuries, metabolism, microbiology, parasitology, physiology, psychology, surgery, urine, virology.

MeSH Record

Indexing Annotation

NIM when experimental animal

MeSH Record

History Note

78

MeSH Record

Previous Indexing

  • Mice (1966-1977)

MeSH Hierarchy

Tree Number

  1. B01w.050w.150w.900w.649w.313w.992w.635w.075w.500w.510w

AMA Style

References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Peromyscus. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D010542. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D010542
  2. Peromyscus. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peromyscus
  3. Peromyscus. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1232962