Observed on track near Pont, Gran Paradiso National Park, at 2,000m. It was passed over by a car as we watched, and remained on the track. It survived, stunned. It was picked up and placed back on the side to avoid being permanently squished. It had a relatively long tail and white whiskers. Soft, thick fur. Shame.
Definitely Peromyscus as opposed to house mouse or harvest mice because tail is more than 1/3 length of body, and no grooves on upper incisors. Pinyon mouse as opposed to deer mouse because ears are longer than 18 mm and hind feet longer than 21 mm. This would be out of range, and slightly too small for P. californicus (which would be about 20 mm longer)
Definitely Peromyscus as opposed to house mouse or harvest mice because tail is more than 1/3 length of body, and no grooves on upper incisors. Pinyon mouse as opposed to deer mouse because ears are longer than 18 mm and hind feet longer than 21 mm. This would be out of range, and slightly too small for P. californicus (which would be about 20 mm longer)
Definitely Peromyscus as opposed to house mouse or harvest mice because tail is more than 1/3 length of body, and no grooves on upper incisors. Pinyon mouse as opposed to deer mouse because ears are longer than 18 mm and hind feet longer than 21 mm. This would be out of range, and slightly too small for P. californicus (which would be about 20 mm longer)
Definitely Peromyscus as opposed to house mouse or harvest mice because tail is more than 1/3 length of body, and no grooves on upper incisors. Pinyon mouse as opposed to deer mouse because ears are longer than 18 mm and hind feet longer than 21 mm. This would be out of range, and slightly too small for P. californicus (which would be about 20 mm longer)
Definitely Peromyscus as opposed to house mouse or harvest mice because tail is more than 1/3 length of body, and no grooves on upper incisors. Pinyon mouse as opposed to deer mouse because ears are longer than 18 mm and hind feet longer than 21 mm. This would be out of range, and slightly too small for P. californicus (which would be about 20 mm longer)