Peromyscus maniculatus
(North American Deer Mouse)
© Rosemary Taylor (Photo ID #27976)
Photographer's Submitted Details
Photo Location
Little Qualicum Falls Park, Vancouver Island
Photographer
Rosemary Taylor
Habitat
Coastal Douglas Fir forest
Photo Date
December 24, 2012
Upload Date
December 24, 2012
Elevation (m)
Latitude
49.294904
Longitude
-124.573975
Photo ID #
27976
Comments
This little animal was running round and round in circles in a small snow-free patch of trail, always turning rapidly in the same direction. Western jumping mice supposedly hibernate in winter, but it was a mild, dry day at the time this image was taken.