Peromyscus leucopus
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Peromyscus leucopus Rafinesque - (white-footed mouse)
This mouse damages tree seedlings and seeds in eastern and central North America. However, it is more important as a reservoir of the Lyme disease spirochete, Borrelia burgdorferi, and the protozoan parasite, Babesia microti, both causing human diseases and both transmitted by the blacklegged tick, Ixodes scapularis, particularly in north-eastern states. Studies have shown that the percentage of mice infected with either disease often exceeds 50%. It can also harbor other human diseases like viruses.
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| • Deutsch: | Weißfußmaus |
| • English: | white-footed mouse |
| • Español: | ratón de patas blancas |
| • Français: | souris à pattes blanches |
The adult is 15-20 cm, about one third of it tail. The colour is brown to reddish brown, stomach and feet are white. It lives for about a year and has 2-4 litters, each with 3-5 young.
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