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.

Original name as described

Hesperomys crinitus

Other common names

Canyon Mouse

Type material

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

Type kind

holotype

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

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