Peromyscus gambelii

(S. F. Baird, 1857)

Gambel's 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

Authority citation

Baird, S.F. 1857. General Report upon the Zoology of the Several Pacific Railroad Routes. Part I. Mammals. A. P. Nicholson, Washington, 757 pp.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/58488232

Original name as described

Hesperomys gambelii

Type material

USNM:MAMM:A1283 (= USNM:MAMM:369)

Type kind

lectotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/381e62212-95ea-4aef-af48-cbd7f3926437

Type locality

Monterey, Monterey County, California, USA.

Biogeographic realm

Nearctic

Country distribution

United States · Mexico

Subregion distribution

USA(NV,CA,AZ)

Taxonomy notes

split from P. maniculatus

Taxonomy notes citation

Bradley, R. D., Francis, J. Q., Platt II, R. N., Soniat, T. J., Alvarez, D., & Lindsey, L. L. (2019). Mitochondrial DNA sequence data indicate evidence for multiple species within Peromyscus maniculatus. Museum of Texas Tech University. · Greenbaum, I. F., Chirhart, S. E., Walker, M. L., & Honeycutt, R. L. (2017). Molecular phylogenetics of western deer mice (Peromyscus): Taxonomic and biogeographic implications. The Southwestern Naturalist, 62(2), 129-137.

IUCN Red List status

Not Evaluated

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1002287

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.

Peromyscus exiguus

J. A. Allen, 1898

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

exiguus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

AMNH M-13574, AMNH MO-11923

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://portal.vertnet.org/o/amnh/mammals?id=urn-catalog-amnh-mammals-m-13574 http://portal.vertnet.org/o/amnh/mammals?id=urn-catalog-amnh-mammals-mo-11923

Authority page

157

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/26893763

Authority publication

Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History

Name usages

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

Peromyscus dubius

J. A. Allen, 1898

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

dubius

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

AMNH M-13586, AMNH MO-11935

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://portal.vertnet.org/o/amnh/mammals?id=urn-catalog-amnh-mammals-m-13586 http://portal.vertnet.org/o/amnh/mammals?id=urn-catalog-amnh-mammals-mo-11935

Authority page

157

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/26893763

Authority publication

Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History

Name usages

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

Peromyscus cineritius

J. A. Allen, 1898

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

cineritius

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

AMNH M-13589, AMNH MO-11938

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://portal.vertnet.org/o/amnh/mammals?id=urn-catalog-amnh-mammals-m-13589 http://portal.vertnet.org/o/amnh/mammals?id=urn-catalog-amnh-mammals-mo-11938

Authority page

155

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/26893761

Authority publication

Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History

Name usages

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

Peromyscus geronimensis

J. A. Allen, 1898

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

geronimensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

AMNH M-13616, AMNH MO-11965

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://portal.vertnet.org/o/amnh/mammals?id=urn-catalog-amnh-mammals-m-13616

Authority page

156

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/26893762

Authority publication

Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History

Name usages

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

Sitomys americanus thurberi

(J. A. Allen, 1893)

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

thurberi

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

AMNH MO-4871, AMNH MS-6234

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://portal.vertnet.org/o/amnh/mammals?id=urn-catalog-amnh-mammals-mo-4871 http://portal.vertnet.org/o/amnh/mammals?id=urn-catalog-amnh-mammals-ms-6234

Authority page

185

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/26897407

Authority publication

Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History

Name usages

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

Peromyscus leucopus Coolidgei

O. Thomas, 1898

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

coolidgei

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1898.3.1.75

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/fa7dd8bf-b3c6-4243-9942-8ab3519323ca

Authority page

45

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/19365232

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Name usages

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

Peromyscus oresterus

D. G. Elliot, 1903

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

oresterus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

FMNH:Mamm:10135

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://portal.vertnet.org/o/fmnh/mammals?id=38526369-9d34-4eef-8f89-4bff64d246d1

Authority page

159

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2638251

Authority publication

Field Columbian Museum, Zoölogical Series

Name usages

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

Peromyscus catalinae

D. G. Elliot, 1903

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

catalinae

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

FMNH:Mamm:11017

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://portal.vertnet.org/o/fmnh/mammals?id=6c948b43-5583-4e58-9317-c6ecf4be52f5

Authority page

160

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2638252

Authority publication

Field Columbian Museum, Zoölogical Series

Name usages

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

Peromyscus maniculatus sanctaerosae

von Bloeker, 1940

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

sanctaerosae

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

LACM:Mamm:6300

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://portal.vertnet.org/o/lacm/mammals?id=d67f087f-9aba-4b48-a1b7-a1ca99133a8c

Authority page

173

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/34210378

Authority publication

Bulletin of the Southern California Academy of Sciences

Name usages

  1. Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)
  2. Wilson, Mittermeier & Lacher (2017:383) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57900)

Peromyscus maniculatus anacapae

von Bloeker, 1942

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

anacapae

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

LACM:Mamm:7335

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://portal.vertnet.org/o/lacm/mammals?id=2c30c318-7522-4bc1-a461-ad36f91250ae

Authority page

161

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/34209286

Authority publication

Bulletin of the Southern California Academy of Sciences

Name usages

  1. Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)
  2. Wilson, Mittermeier & Lacher (2017:383) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57900)

Peromyscus maniculatus hueyi

E. W. Nelson & E. A. Goldman, 1932

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

hueyi

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

SDNHM:MAM:8861

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://portal.vertnet.org/o/sdnhm/mammals?id=urn-catalog-sdnhm-mammals-8861

Authority page

51

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/5718557

Authority publication

Transactions of the San Diego Society of Natural History

Name usages

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

Peromyscus imperfectus

Dice, 1925

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

imperfectus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

UCMP:V:21879

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://ucmpdb.berkeley.edu/cgi/ucmp_query2?spec_id=V21879&one=T

Authority page

123

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/59230084

Authority publication

Carnegie Institution of Washington Publication

Name usages

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

Peromyscus maniculatus martinensis

E. W. Nelson & E. A. Goldman, 1931

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

martinensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

USNM:MAMM:138979

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3482533a2-c3af-459b-a0d9-7d4d14d5af4e

Authority page

534

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/39914936

Authority publication

Journal of the Washington Academy of Sciences

Name usages

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

Peromyscus maniculatus margaritae

Osgood, 1909

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

margaritae

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

USNM:MAMM:146958

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/36dff30fd-ab96-4b1f-909d-7f836de4177d

Authority page

95

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25802076

Authority publication

North American Fauna

Name usages

  1. Osgood (1909:95, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25802076) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/14930)
  2. Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)
  3. Wilson, Mittermeier & Lacher (2017:383) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57900)

Peromyscus maniculatus magdalenae

Osgood, 1909

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

magdalenae

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

USNM:MAMM:146971

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3f999aa28-5b49-48d2-aab3-51add4192a46

Authority page

101

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25802082

Authority publication

North American Fauna

Name usages

  1. Osgood (1909:101, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25802082) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/14930)
  2. Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)
  3. Wilson, Mittermeier & Lacher (2017:383) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57900)

Peromyscus maniculatus streatori

E. W. Nelson & E. A. Goldman, 1931

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

streatori

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

USNM:MAMM:34631 (= USNM:MAMM:A46716)

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/38d667fa1-1124-4ef7-a6cd-97bb834ce297

Authority page

531

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/39914933

Authority publication

Journal of the Washington Academy of Sciences

Name usages

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

Peromyscus maniculatus santacruzae

E. W. Nelson & E. A. Goldman, 1931

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

santacruzae

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

USNM:MAMM:35184 (= USNM:MAMM:A47449)

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/337c1b63f-2768-4361-b94b-52da639e3515

Authority page

532

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/39914934

Authority publication

Journal of the Washington Academy of Sciences

Name usages

  1. Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)
  2. Wilson, Mittermeier & Lacher (2017:383) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57900)

Peromyscus texanus medius

Mearns, 1896

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

medius

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

USNM:MAMM:61059

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3a9ba9795-c1c6-461f-848f-4de764d79b33

Authority page

446

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/7733678

Authority publication

Proceedings of the United States National Museum

Name usages

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

Peromyscus texanus clementis

Mearns, 1896

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

clementis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

USNM:MAMM:61117

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/344f6be44-973f-4758-a0c9-3f3b5cd1e4f6

Authority page

446

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/7733678

Authority publication

Proceedings of the United States National Museum

Name usages

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

Peromyscus maniculatus assimilis

E. W. Nelson & E. A. Goldman, 1931

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

assimilis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

USNM:MAMM:77939

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/39e60e172-9155-4a47-9cb4-c1172904aa65

Authority page

305

Authority publication

Journal of Mammalogy

Name usages

  1. Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)
  2. Wilson, Mittermeier & Lacher (2017:383) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57900)

Peromyscus maniculatus dorsalis

E. W. Nelson & E. A. Goldman, 1931

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

dorsalis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

USNM:MAMM:80857

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3e0acbc11-9f51-4f5d-a8d5-84988de26437

Authority page

535

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/39914937

Authority publication

Journal of the Washington Academy of Sciences

Name usages

  1. Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)
  2. Wilson, Mittermeier & Lacher (2017:383) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57900)

Peromyscus maniculatus elusus

E. W. Nelson & E. A. Goldman, 1931

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

elusus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

USNM:MAMM:92049

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/374e3dfde-7e31-4412-8f5a-800f737a8dd1

Authority page

533

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/39914935

Authority publication

Journal of the Washington Academy of Sciences

Name usages

  1. Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)
  2. Wilson, Mittermeier & Lacher (2017:383) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57900)

Peromyscus maniculatus exterus

E. W. Nelson & E. A. Goldman, 1931

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

exterus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

USNM:MAMM:92098

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/36673eba9-8085-4250-aff9-96712f6ab42b

Authority page

532

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/39914934

Authority publication

Journal of the Washington Academy of Sciences

Name usages

  1. Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)
  2. Wilson, Mittermeier & Lacher (2017:383) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57900)

Hesperomys gambelii

(S. F. Baird, 1857)

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

gambelii

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

USNM:MAMM:A1283 (= USNM:MAMM:369)

Type kind

lectotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/381e62212-95ea-4aef-af48-cbd7f3926437

Authority page

464

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/58488232

Authority publication

Washington

Name usages

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

Peromyscus maniculatus catalinae

Osgood, 1909

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

catalinae

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

97

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25802078

Authority publication

North American Fauna

Name usages

  1. Osgood (1909:97, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25802078) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/14930)
  2. Wilson, Mittermeier & Lacher (2017:383) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57900)

Peromyscus maniculatus cineritius

Osgood, 1909

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

cineritius

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

100

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25802081

Authority publication

North American Fauna

Name usages

  1. Osgood (1909:100, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25802081) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/14930)
  2. Wilson, Mittermeier & Lacher (2017:383) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57900)

Peromyscus maniculatus clementis

Osgood, 1909

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

clementis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

96

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25802077

Authority publication

North American Fauna

Name usages

  1. Osgood (1909:96, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25802077) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/14930)
  2. Wilson, Mittermeier & Lacher (2017:383) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57900)

Peromyscus maniculatus coolidgei

Osgood, 1909

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

coolidgei

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

94

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25802075

Authority publication

North American Fauna

Name usages

Osgood (1909:94, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25802075) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/14930)

Peromyscus maniculatus dubius

Osgood, 1909

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

dubius

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

98

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25802079

Authority publication

North American Fauna

Name usages

  1. Osgood (1909:98, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25802079) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/14930)
  2. Wilson, Mittermeier & Lacher (2017:383) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57900)

Peromyscus maniculatus geronimensis

Osgood, 1909

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

geronimensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

99

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25802080

Authority publication

North American Fauna

Name usages

  1. Osgood (1909:99, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25802080) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/14930)
  2. Wilson, Mittermeier & Lacher (2017:383) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57900)

Peromyscus maniculatus gambelii

V. O. Bailey, 1936

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

gambelii

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

181

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25806094

Authority publication

North American Fauna

Name usages

  1. Bailey (1936:181, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25806094) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/35313)
  2. Wilson, Mittermeier & Lacher (2017:383) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57900)

Peromyscus maniculatus exiguus

D. E. Wilson, Mittermeier, & T. E. Lacher, 2017

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

exiguus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

383

Authority publication

Barcelona

Name usages

Wilson, Mittermeier & Lacher (2017:383) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57900)

Peromyscus gambelii

Mammal Diversity Database, 2018

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

gambelii

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination · unpublished_electronic

Authority page

unnumbered

Name usages

  1. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:unnumbered) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  2. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #400000683) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  3. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1002287) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)

Peromyscus maniculatus gambeli

Osgood, 1909

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

gambeli

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

unjustified_emendation

Authority page

67

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25802048

Authority publication

North American Fauna

Name usages

Osgood (1909:67, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25802048) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/14930)

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