Peromyscus fraterculus

(G. S. Miller, 1892)

Northern Baja 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

Miller, G.S., Jr. 1892. Description of a new mouse from southern California. The American Naturalist 26(303):261-263.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/41111631

Original name as described

Vesperimus fraterculus

Type locality

Dulzura, San Diego County, California, USA.

Biogeographic realm

Nearctic

Country distribution

United States · Mexico

Subregion distribution

USA(CA)

Taxonomy notes

includes pseudocrinitus

Taxonomy notes citation

Cornejo-Latorre, C., Cortés-Calva, P., & Álvarez-Castañeda, S. T. (2017). The evolutionary history of the subgenus Haplomylomys (Cricetidae: Peromyscus). Journal of Mammalogy, 98(6), 1627-1640.

IUCN Red List status

Least Concern

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1002285

Country distribution map

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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.

Peromyscus eremicus propinquus

J. A. Allen, 1898

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

propinquus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

AMNH M-13579, AMNH MO-11928

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://portal.vertnet.org/o/amnh/mammals?id=urn-catalog-amnh-mammals-m-13579

Authority page

154

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/26893760

Authority publication

Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History

Name usages

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

Peromyscus cedrosensis

J. A. Allen, 1898

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

cedrosensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

AMNH M-13583, AMNH MO-11932

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://portal.vertnet.org/o/amnh/mammals?id=urn-catalog-amnh-mammals-m-13583 http://portal.vertnet.org/o/amnh/mammals?id=urn-catalog-amnh-mammals-mo-11932

Authority page

154

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/26893760

Authority publication

Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History

Name usages

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

Sitomys herroni nigellus

(Rhoads, 1894)

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

nigellus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

ANSP 3496

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

257

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/1867577

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia

Name usages

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

Sitomys herronii

(Rhoads, 1893)

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

herronii

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

ANSP 7815 (= SNR 815)

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

832

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/41473248

Authority publication

The American Naturalist

Peromyscus homochroia

D. G. Elliot, 1903

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

homochroia

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

FMNH:Mamm:10114

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://portal.vertnet.org/o/fmnh/mammals?id=c78bd82a-dc42-4fe5-9d08-5f9dd98f2389

Authority page

158

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2638250

Authority publication

Field Columbian Museum, Zoölogical Series

Name usages

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

Peromyscus pseudocrinitus

Burt, 1932

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

pseudocrinitus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

UCLA Mammals 19743 (= CIT 50333)

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://portal.vertnet.org/o/ucla/mammals?id=urn-catalog-ucla-mammals-19743

Authority page

173

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/5718644

Authority publication

Transactions of the San Diego Society of Natural History

Name usages

  1. Corbet & Hill (1980:149) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
  2. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:453) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
  3. Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)
  4. Wilson, Mittermeier & Lacher (2017:381) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57900)
  5. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #16687) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  6. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #16687) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  7. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/16687/143642485) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Peromyscus eremicus polypolius

Osgood, 1909

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

polypolius

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

USNM:MAMM:146074

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/30eac4452-9971-40b6-805d-0e936573fd14

Authority page

248

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25802229

Authority publication

North American Fauna

Name usages

  1. Osgood (1909:248, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25802229) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/14930)
  2. Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)
  3. Wilson, Mittermeier & Lacher (2017:379) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57900)

Peromyscus eremicus insulicola

Osgood, 1909

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

insulicola

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

USNM:MAMM:147010

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3e26093c5-3f02-4116-8f28-347409f861af

Authority page

246

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25802227

Authority publication

North American Fauna

Name usages

  1. Osgood (1909:246, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25802227) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/14930)
  2. Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)
  3. Wilson, Mittermeier & Lacher (2017:379) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57900)

Peromyscus eremicus cedrosensis

Osgood, 1909

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

cedrosensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

244

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25802225

Authority publication

North American Fauna

Name usages

  1. Osgood (1909:244, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25802225) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/14930)
  2. Wilson, Mittermeier & Lacher (2017:379) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57900)

Peromyscus eremicus fraterculus

Osgood, 1909

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

fraterculus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

243

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25802224

Authority publication

North American Fauna

Name usages

Osgood (1909:243, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25802224) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/14930)

Peromyscus fraterculus

Musser & Carleton, 2005

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

fraterculus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

  1. Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)
  2. Wilson, Mittermeier & Lacher (2017:380) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57900)
  3. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #136412) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  4. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #136412) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  5. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1002285) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  6. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/136412/115207364) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

herroni

Musser & Carleton, 2005

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

herroni

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling

Authority page

1067

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

Musser & Carleton (2005:1067) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)

Vesperimus fraterculus

(G. S. Miller, 1892)

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

fraterculus

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

261

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/41111631

Authority publication

The American Naturalist

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