Peromyscus leucopus Rafinesque, 1818

Hoffman, Justin D., Lester, Courtney, Doucet, Darian & Iguwe, Damilola, 2024, UPDATED CHECKLIST AND DISTRIBUTION Of WILD TERRESTRIAL MAMMALS IN LOUISIANA, Occasional Papers of the Museum 389, pp. 1-28 : 14

Peromyscus leucopus Rafinesque, 1818

White-footed Deermouse

Peromyscus leucopus are found throughout Louisiana except in the southern coastal parishes. Many of the records reported come from the Mississippi Alluvial Valley . Since Lowery (1974), new specimen records were reported from Allen, Grant, Sabine, Saint James, and Winn parishes.

Specimen records (53).— Allen Parish (1): 9.2 mi N Oberlin from Allen Parish courthouse, 30.753N, - 92.763W, 1 ( LSUMZ 32662 ) . Grant Parish (43): 0.5 mi N, 0.5 mi E Rock Hill, 30.455N, - 92.562W, 5 ( LSUMZ 24051–24055 ) ; 1 mi S, 3.5 mi W Dry Prong , 31.567N, - 92.586W, 32 ( LSUMZ 24016–24021 , 24026–24050 , 24142 ) ; 2.5 mi N, 2 mi W Dry Prong , 31.615N, - 92.566W, 5 ( LSUMZ 24022–24025 , 24056 ) ; 5 mi N, 2 mi W Dry Prong , 31.650N, - 92.564W, 1 ( LSUMZ 23747 ) . Sabine Parish (6): 6 mi W Noble Fire Tower, 31.689N, - 93.774W, 2 ( LSUMZ 32709 , 34635 ) ; 8 mi W of Noble Fire Tower , 31.689N, - 93.684W, 4 ( LSUMZ 31196 , 31197 , 32710 , 32711 ) . Saint James Parish (4): 2 mi S Romeville, 30.033N, - 90.847W, 4 ( TCWC 40980–40982 , 56667 ) . Winn Parish (1): 1.5 mi S, 6.8 mi W Winnfield, 31.903N, - 92.756W, 1 ( ASNHC Mamm: 12187) .

Peromyscus gossypinus Le Conte, 1853

Cotton Deermouse

Peromyscus gossypinus are found throughout Louisiana except in the southern coastal parishes. Since Lowery (1974), new specimen records were reported from Acadia, Cameron, Concordia, St. James , and Winn parishes .

Specimen records (18).— Acadia Parish (1): 1 km N, 1 km W Crowley, 30.230N, - 92.391W, 1 ( LSUMZ 34274 ) . Cameron Parish (1): Rockefeller Wildlife Refuge, 29.720N, - 92.807W, 1 ( LSUMZ 23740 ) . Concordia Parish (9): 10 mi E Shaw, 31.191N, - 91.464W, 1 ( LSUMZ 20817 ) ; 6 mi S Deer Park , 31.330N, - 91.581W, 1 ( LSUMZ 28887 ) ; 31.321N, - 91.530W, 7 ( TTU 55619–55625 ) . St. James Parish (4): 2 mi S Romeville, 30.033N, - 92.847W, 4 ( TCWC 56663–56666 ) . Winn Parish (3): 5 mi NE Sikes, 32.131N, - 92.425W, 3 ( LSUMZ 20818–20820 ) .