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Description
Narragansett Bay National Estuarine Research ReserveWhite-footed mouse - Peromyscus leucopus. This mouse is a prey species of owls- especially screech owls and barred owls. Unfortunately, this small rhodent is also an important host in the life cycle of the deer tick and the spread ofLyme disease.
Display Date
1996 October
Location
Narragansett Bay, Rhode Island
Collection
NERR
Fauna
Keywords
Estuaries
Fauna