Unlike the deer mouse which it closely resembles, the white-footed mouse’s fur is not soft and luxuriant, and the general color of the back and sides is a reddish or orangish, not grayish, brown. A ...

Unlike the house mouse, deer mouse droppings can spread hantavirus, which causes a potentially fatal lung condition in humans ...

The deer mouse is nocturnal, and is most active at twilight ... Identification and recent distribution of white-footed mice (Peromyscus) in New England. Journal of Mammalogy, 54:41-49.