1) Genus peromyscus 2) Mammal genus 3) New world wood mice 
The genus Peromyscus contains the animal species commonly referred to as deer mice. This genus of New World mice is only distantly related to the common house mouse and laboratory mouse, Mus musculus. Although superficially resembling Mus musculus, Peromyscus species have relatively larger eyes, and also often two-tone coloring, with darker colors...
A genus of the subfamily hesperomyinae consisting of 49 species. Two of these are widely used in medical research. They are p. Leucopus, or the white-footed mouse, and p. Maniculatus, or the deer mouse. ... (12 Dec 1998) ... 
Genus of mice native to Central and North America.
[n] - New World wood mice
genus Peromyscus noun New World wood mice