Peromyscus crinitus

(C. H. Merriam, 1891)

Canyon 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

Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005

Authority citation

Merriam, C.H. 1891-07-30. Mammals of Idaho. North American Fauna 5:31-88.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25798876

Original name as described

Hesperomys crinitus

Other common names

Canyon Mouse

Type material

USNM:MAMM:24255 (= USNM:MAMM:A31659)

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3af486fd7-c830-4a69-98a9-1d7700ae2788

Type locality

Shoshone Falls, north side Snake River, Jerome County, Idaho, USA.

Biogeographic realm

Nearctic

Country distribution

United States · Mexico

Subregion distribution

USA(OK,AZ,NV,UT,ID,WY,NM,CO,CA)

IUCN Red List status

Least Concern

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1002280

Country distribution map

The map below provides a general overview. Most species inhabit only specific regions within countries. Hover over the highlighted regions to see the country name.

Names and synonyms

Present and past (if available) associated names to the species. Click on a name to view its details. If the list is long, scroll down to see more.

Hesperomys crinitus

(C. H. Merriam, 1891)

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

crinitus

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

USNM:MAMM:24255 (= USNM:MAMM:A31659)

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3af486fd7-c830-4a69-98a9-1d7700ae2788

Authority page

53

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25798876

Authority publication

North American Fauna

Sitomys auripectus

(J. A. Allen, 1893)

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

auripectus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

AMNH MO-3997, AMNH MS-5117

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://portal.vertnet.org/o/amnh/mammals?id=urn-catalog-amnh-mammals-mo-3997 http://portal.vertnet.org/o/amnh/mammals?id=urn-catalog-amnh-mammals-ms-5117

Authority page

75

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/26897297

Authority publication

Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History

Name usages

Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)

Peromyscus auripectus

J. A. Allen, 1896

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

auripectus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

251

Authority publication

Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History

Name usages

Allen (1896:251) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/15952)

Peromyscus stephensi

Mearns, 1897

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

stephensi

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

USNM:MAMM:61026

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/354e2ed8a-8dc0-4c20-9e61-7c98ed053f46

Authority page

721

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/7295621

Authority publication

Proceedings of the United States National Museum

Name usages

Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)

Peromyscus crinitus scitulus

Bangs, 1899

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

scitulus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

MCZ:Mamm:BANGS-9175

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://mczbase.mcz.harvard.edu/guid/MCZ:Mamm:BANGS-9175

Authority page

67

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/12603422

Authority publication

Proceedings of the New England Zoological Club

Name usages

Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)

Peromyscus petraius

D. G. Elliot, 1904

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

petraius

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

FMNH:Mamm:12066

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://portal.vertnet.org/o/fmnh/mammals?id=8d9f32bb-affa-4289-b5d4-d785c4e9936a

Authority page

244

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2652824

Authority publication

Field Columbian Museum, Zoölogical Series

Name usages

Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)

Peromyscus crinitus auripectus

Osgood, 1909

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

auripectus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

231

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25802212

Authority publication

North American Fauna

Name usages

  1. Osgood (1909:231, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25802212) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/14930)
  2. Benson (1935:452) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/69523)
  3. Wilson, Mittermeier & Lacher (2017:378) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57900)

Peromyscus crinitus

Osgood, 1909

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

crinitus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

229

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25802210

Authority publication

North American Fauna

Name usages

  1. Osgood (1909:229, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25802210) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/14930)
  2. Benson (1935:452) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/69523)
  3. Bailey (1936:186, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25806099) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/35313)
  4. Corbet & Hill (1980:147) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
  5. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:449) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
  6. Heaton (1985:360, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8885278) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/5733)
  7. Corbet & Hill (1991:155) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63070)
  8. Musser & Carleton (1993:729) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63347)
  9. Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)
  10. Bradley, Ammerman, Baker, Bradley, Cook, Dowler, Jones, Schmidly, Stangl, Van Den Bussche & Würsig (2014:18, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/57785980) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/19157)
  11. Wilson, Mittermeier & Lacher (2017:378) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57900)
  12. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #16656) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  13. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #16656) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  14. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1002280) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  15. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/16656/115135684) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Peromyscus crinitus stephensi

Osgood, 1909

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

stephensi

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

232

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25802213

Authority publication

North American Fauna

Name usages

  1. Osgood (1909:232, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25802213) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/14930)
  2. Wilson, Mittermeier & Lacher (2017:378) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57900)

Peromyscus crinitus pallidissimus

Huey, 1931

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

pallidissimus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

SDNHM:MAM:8864

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://portal.vertnet.org/o/sdnhm/mammals?id=urn-catalog-sdnhm-mammals-8864

Authority page

389

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/5717028

Authority publication

Transactions of the San Diego Society of Natural History

Name usages

  1. Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)
  2. Wilson, Mittermeier & Lacher (2017:378) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57900)

Peromyscus crinitus disparilis

E. A. Goldman, 1932

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

disparilis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

USNM:MAMM:202989

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/394a06a40-0530-4cb1-9b78-87e5c7c663c1

Authority page

90

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/35459342

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington

Name usages

  1. Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)
  2. Wilson, Mittermeier & Lacher (2017:378) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57900)

Peromyscus crinitus crinitus

V. O. Bailey, 1936

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

crinitus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

186

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25806099

Authority publication

North American Fauna

Name usages

  1. Bailey (1936:186, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25806099) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/35313)
  2. Wilson, Mittermeier & Lacher (2017:378) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57900)

Peromyscus crinitus peridoneus

E. A. Goldman, 1937

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

peridoneus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

USNM:MAMM:202424

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/35d843e98-57d6-4835-8980-7f30fa18fcc3

Authority page

92

Authority publication

Journal of Mammalogy

Name usages

Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)

Peromyscus crinitus pergracilis

E. A. Goldman, 1939

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

pergracilis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

USNM:MAMM:264022

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/371044280-8326-4bf0-8ead-539895250bd3

Authority page

356

Authority publication

Journal of Mammalogy

Name usages

  1. Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)
  2. Wilson, Mittermeier & Lacher (2017:378) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57900)

Peromyscus crinitus delgadilli

Benson, 1940

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

delgadilli

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

MVZ:Mamm:83042

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://arctos.database.museum/guid/MVZ:Mamm:83042

Authority page

1

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/34587876

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington

Name usages

  1. Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)
  2. Wilson, Mittermeier & Lacher (2017:378) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57900)

Peromyscus crinitus rupicolus

Benson, 1940

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

rupicolus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

MVZ:Mamm:83034

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://arctos.database.museum/guid/MVZ:Mamm:83034

Authority page

2

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/34587875

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington

Name usages

Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)

Peromyscus crinitus scopulorum

Benson, 1940

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

scopulorum

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

MVZ:Mamm:83045

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://arctos.database.museum/guid/MVZ:Mamm:83045

Authority page

2

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/34587875

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington

Name usages

Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)

Peromyscus crinitus doutti

Goin, 1944

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

doutti

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

CM 4601

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

189

Authority publication

Journal of Mammalogy

Name usages

Wilson, Mittermeier & Lacher (2017:378) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57900)

doutii

Musser & Carleton, 2005

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

doutii

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling · notusedas_valid

Authority page

1065

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

Musser & Carleton (2005:1065) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)

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