Euschoengastia peromysci

Euschoengastia peromysci is a mite in the genus "Euschoengastia" of the family Trombiculidae. Recorded hosts include the cotton mouse ("Peromyscus gossypinus") and marsh rice rat ("Oryzomys palustris") in Georgia; the northern short-tailed shrew ("Blarina brevicauda"), northern red-backed vole ("Myodes gapperi"), northern flying squirrel ("Glaucomys sabrinus"), rock vole ("Microtus chrotorrhinus"), white-footed mouse ("Peromyscus leucopus"), and deermouse ("Peromyscus maniculatus") in Tennessee; and northern red-backed vole, southern bog lemming ("Synaptomys cooperi"), masked shrew ("Sorex cinereus"), and eastern red squirrel ("Tamiasciurus hudsonicus") in North Carolina, among others.