oldfield mouse

English

Etymology

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• (Peromyscus polionotus): ?
• (Thomasomys): Named for Michael Rogers Oldfield Thomas (1858 – 1929), a British zoologist.

Noun

oldfield mouse (plural oldfield mice)

1. Peromyscus polionotus, a nocturnal rodent in the family Cricetidae, found in the southeastern United States.
   • 2017 April 19, Carl Zimmer, “Why Are Some Mice (and People) Monogamous? A Study Points to Genes”, in The New York Times‎^[1]:

     In the wild, deer mice and oldfield mice never interbreed.

2. Thomasomys, a genus of rodent found in South America.

Synonyms

• (Peromyscus polionotus): beach mouse, oldfield deermouse

Further reading

• (Peromyscus polionotus): oldfield mouse on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• (Thomasomys): Thomasomys on Wikipedia.Wikipedia