Peromyscus aztecus
(de Saussure, 1860)
Aztec Deermouse
Taxonomy
| Subclass | : Theria |
| Infraclass | : Placentalia |
| Magnorder | : Boreoeutheria |
| Superorder | : Euarchontoglires |
| Order | : Rodentia |
| Suborder | : Supramyomorpha |
| Infraorder | : Myomorphi |
| Superfamily | : Muroidea |
| Family | : Cricetidae |
| Subfamily | : Neotominae |
| Tribe | : Peromyscini |
| Genus | : Peromyscus |
Species status
Authority citation
Saussure, H.L.F. de. 1860-03. Note sur quelques Mammifères du Mexique. Troisième article. Revue et Magasin de Zoologie pure et appliquée (2)12(3):97-110.
Authority publication link
https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2264291Original name as described
Hesperomys aztecus
Other common names
Aztec Mouse · Oaxacan Deermouse
Type material
MHNG 510.96
Type kind
holotype
Type locality
"Habite le Mexique." Restricted by W. H. Osgood in 1909 to "probably the vicinity of Mirador, Veracruz," Mexico.
Biogeographic realm
Nearctic · Neotropic
Country distribution
Mexico
Taxonomy notes
previously included P. cordillerae, which was until recently known under the name oaxacensis, but that name is now included back under P. aztecus after a recent revision finding that some populations previously under P. oaxacensis actually represented P. aztecus, which included the type locality for the name oaxacensis, leaving the name cordillerae as the oldest available name for that species
Taxonomy notes citation
Bradley, R. D., Durish, N. D., Rogers, D. S., Miller, J. R., Engstrom, M. D., & Kilpatrick, C. W. (2007). Toward a molecular phylogeny for Peromyscus: evidence from mitochondrial cytochrome-b sequences. Journal of Mammalogy, 88(5), 1146-1159. · Ceballos, G. (Ed.). (2014). Mammals of Mexico. JHU Press. · Kilpatrick, C. W., Pradhan, N., & Norris, R. W. (2021). A re-examination of the molecular systematics and phylogeography of taxa of the Peromyscus aztecus species group, with comments on the distribution of P. winkelmanni. Therya, 12(2), 331-346.
IUCN Red List status
Least Concern
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