Arkansas mammals

North American Deermouse in Arkansas

Peromyscus maniculatus

Native to Arkansas S5 Secure in Arkansas

Not listed as nonindigenous in Arkansas by USGS NAS; native to its Arkansas range.

IUCN Red List status

  1. LC
  2. NT
  3. VU
  4. EN
  5. CR
  6. EW
  7. EX

LC – Least Concern

Widespread and abundant; not at risk.

Deer Mouse (Peromyscus maniculatus) (9310532204)DiGangi-DeermousePeromyscus maniculatusDeer mouse peering out from a lichen-covered tree crook beside a green leafDeer mouse braced on a bark-stripped log, ears forward and alert
Photo: Seney Natural History Association · CC BY-SA 2.0Deer Mouse (Peromyscus maniculatus) (9310532204)Photo: 6th Happiness · CC BY-SA 3.0DiGangi-DeermousePhoto: (Picture courtesy of the CDC and the Partnership, Inc.) · CC BY 2.5Peromyscus maniculatusPhoto: USFWS Mountain-Prairie · CC BY-SA 4.0Deer mouse peering out from a lichen-covered tree crook beside a green leafPhoto: Gregory "Slobirdr" Smith · CC BY-SA 2.0Deer mouse braced on a bark-stripped log, ears forward and alert

North American Deermouse in Arkansas, by the numbers

Occasional in Arkansas 39th most recorded of 78 mammals logged in Arkansas

18 occurrence records

Records from 2000–2026.

When to look for the North American Deermouse in Arkansas

Most sightings fall in June to July.

18 Arkansas occurrence records (iNaturalist and GBIF) by month of year, 2000–2026. Shows when the species is recorded, not a guarantee of presence. Based on a small number of dated records; the seasonal pattern may not be representative.

Monthly Arkansas records (table)
MonthRecords
January4
February0
March2
April3
May0
June5
July3
August0
September1
October0
November0
December0

Monthly north american deermouse occurrence records (iNaturalist and GBIF) in Arkansas, 2000–2026.

Seasonality

Year-round in Arkansas, with recorded sightings peaking in June–July, with a smaller rise in January and April.

Occurrence map

Where North American Deermouse has been recorded in Arkansas

18 records mapped · zoom and drag to explore

18 Arkansas records mapped

Notable places to look

Park, forest, or monumentiNaturalist records
Pinnacle Mountain State Park 3

Protected places with the most north american deermouse sightings, from the USGS Protected Areas Database plus named mountain ranges, good spots to look, not a full breakdown, so they don't sum to the total.

Where it's recorded in Arkansas

CountyRecords
Sebastian County 9
Pulaski County 3
Polk County 1
Garland County 1
Johnson County 1
Benton County 1
Montgomery County 1
Madison County 1

The complete county distribution, spread across 8 Arkansas counties. Every occurrence record falls in one county, so these sum to the total. Counties from GBIF and US Census boundaries.

Arkansas has 18 North American deermouse records from 2000 to 2026, all from GBIF. June leads with 5 and January follows with 4, while February, May, August, and October through December have none. Those records describe collection and reporting effort, not deermouse abundance.

NatureServe ranks the species S5 (Secure) in Arkansas. Sebastian County holds 9 of the 18 records, and Pinnacle Mountain State Park near Little Rock is the one named site, with 3.

Deer Mouse (Peromyscus maniculatus) (9310532204)
Full species profile North American Deermouse Peromyscus maniculatus Size 8–10 cm3.1–3.9 in Weight 21 g0.7 oz Lifespan Up to 8.3 yr View the full profile

More mammals in Arkansas in the atlas

Data & sources

The data and visualizations on this page draw on these open sources:

  • GBIFCC-BY 4.0occurrence records behind the range map, elevation, and record counts
  • iNaturalistCC0 / CC-BY / CC-BY-SAobservations, photos, and audio recordings
  • NatureServe ExplorerCC-BYthe state conservation rank
  • IUCN Red Listattributed factthe global conservation status
  • USGS NASpublic domainnative / introduced status
  • Natural Earthpublic domainthe relief basemap
  • USFSpublic domainnational-forest boundaries
  • USGS Protected Areas Databasepublic domainthe named parks, forests, and refuges behind "notable places to look"