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

Common in Arkansas 12th most recorded of 78 mammals logged in Arkansas

329 occurrence records

Records from 2000–2026.

329 total records count every Arkansas occurrence from GBIF and iNaturalist; the map plots a georeferenced sample of 300.

When to look for the North American Deermouse in Arkansas

Most sightings fall in May to June.

329 Arkansas occurrence records (iNaturalist and GBIF) by month of year, 2000–2026. Shows when the species is recorded, not a guarantee of presence.

Monthly Arkansas records (table)
MonthRecords
January10
February20
March12
April6
May126
June97
July14
August6
September2
October2
November2
December32

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

Seasonality

Year-round in Arkansas, with recorded sightings peaking in May–June.

Occurrence map

Where North American Deermouse has been recorded in Arkansas

300 records mapped · zoom and drag to explore

300 Arkansas records mapped

Notable places to look

Park, forest, or monumentiNaturalist records
Winona Wildlife Management Area 5
Ozark National Forest 5
Pinnacle Mountain State Park 4

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 208
Washington County 43
Garland County 21
Franklin County 8
Crawford County 8
Lee County 7
Stone County 7
Saline County 5
Pulaski County 4
Benton County 3
Madison County 3
Craighead County 2
8 other counties 10

The complete county distribution, spread across 20 Arkansas counties. Every occurrence record falls in one county, so these sum to the total. Counties from GBIF and US Census boundaries.

Arkansas has 329 North American deermouse records for 2000–2026, all from GBIF. May contributes 126 and June 97, together accounting for well over half the total; September through November have only two each. Those records describe collection and reporting effort, not deermouse abundance.

NatureServe ranks the species S5 (Secure) in Arkansas. White River, Big Lake, and Wapanocca national wildlife refuges are the three search leads listed, but the overlay does not assign any of the statewide records to a particular refuge.

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

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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"