dull smoky brown color above and is considerably less 

 white underneath than the common deer mouse. 



The tail is slightly longer than the head and body 

 combined and it is quite hairy, ending with a tuft of 

 hair at the tip. The animal attains a length of seven 

 inches, the tail totalling three and three-fourths inches. 



Rafinesque's Deer Mouse 



Peromyscus leucopus leucopus 



The color of this species is much more striking 

 than that of the cloudland deer mouse. In this species 

 the dorsal surface is a dark or bright rusty brown like 

 that of a deer and the undersides are more nearly 

 white. There is a well-defined dorsal stripe of gray 

 and black-tipped hairs extending from the neck to the 

 base of the tail. The tail is considerably shorter than 

 that of the cloudland deer mouse. 



Refinesque's deer mouse is also a good climber 

 and occupies old birds' nests and hollow trees. It mani- 

 fests a behavior similar to the common deer mouse 

 but confines its activities to woodland areas. It is just 

 about as large as the common deer mouse. 



House Mouse 



Mus musciilus 



This clever creature is to be found everywhere in 

 abundance. Like the rat, it seems to prefer an intimate 

 association wath humans and only its size prevents it 

 from doing as much damage as the rat. 



However, it succeeds in doing quite enough harm 

 and should be continuously fought against. In addition 

 to adding to the terrors of the female human popula- 



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