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Narragansett Bay National Estuarine Research ReserveWhite-footed mouse - Peromyscus leucopus

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Description

Narragansett Bay National Estuarine Research ReserveWhite-footed mouse - Peromyscus leucopus. This mouse is a prey species of owls- especially screech owls and barred owls. Unfortunately, this small rhodent is also an important host in the life cycle of the deer tick and the spread ofLyme disease.

Display Date

1996 October

Location

Narragansett Bay, Rhode Island

Collection

NERR

Fauna

Keywords

Estuaries

Fauna