Noun: cactus mouse
- Burrowing mouse of desert areas of southwestern United States
"Cactus mice are well-adapted to survive in the harsh Sonoran Desert";
- Peromyscus eremicus
Derived forms: cactus mice
Type of: Peromyscus leucopus, vesper mouse, white-footed mouse, wood mouse
Part of: genus Peromyscus, Peromyscus
Encyclopedia: Cactus mouse