Peromyscus difficilis
(J. A. Allen, 1891)
Southern Rock 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
Allen, J.A. 1891-06-30. Notes on new or little-known North American mammals, based on recent additions to the collection of mammals in the American Museum of Natural History. Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 3(20):263-310.
Authority publication link
https://hdl.handle.net/2246/1652Original name as described
Vesperimus difficilis
Other common names
Zacatecan Deermouse
Type material
AMNH MO-1263, AMNH MS-1994
Type kind
holotype
Type locality
Sierra de Valparaiso, Zacatecus, Mexico.
Biogeographic realm
Nearctic
Country distribution
Mexico
Taxonomy notes
previously included P. felipensis and P. amplus
Taxonomy notes citation
Hernández-Canchola, G., León-Paniagua, L., & Esselstyn, J. A. (2022). Mitochondrial DNA and other lines of evidence clarify species diversity in the Peromyscus truei species group (Cricetidae: Neotominae). Mammalia.
IUCN Red List status
Least Concern
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