1. American woodland mouse with white feet and underparts
   "wood mice are important seed dispersers in forests";
   - white-footed mouse, vesper mouse, Peromyscus leucopus
    
2. Nocturnal yellowish-brown mouse inhabiting woods and fields and gardens
   "Wood mice store seeds and nuts in underground chambers"; "European wood mice store seeds and nuts in underground chambers";
   - European wood mouse, Apodemus sylvaticus

Derived forms: wood mice

Type of: field mouse, fieldmouse, mouse

Part of: Apodemus, genus Apodemus, genus Peromyscus, Peromyscus

Encyclopedia: Wood mouse