Alabama Beach Mouse Habitat

The Alabama beach mouse (Peromyscus polionotus ammobates) lives in burrows in the dunes on Alabama's Gulf Coast. The mice hide from the hot sun and from predators in their burrows during the day and also raise their pups in them.

Sand dune habitat of the Alabama beach mouse on the Gulf Coast
Courtesy of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Sand dune habitat of the Alabama beach mouse on the Gulf Coast