Peromyscus gossypinus
(Le Conte, 1853)
Cotton Deermouse
Distribution :
SE USA, from SE Oklahoma, extreme S Illinois and SE Virginia, southwards, skirting the S Appalachians, to E Texas, the Gulf States, and peninsular Florida
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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
Le Conte, J.E. 1853-12-31. Description of three new species of American Arvicolae, with remarks upon some other American Rodents. Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia 6(11):404-415.
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Original name as described
Hesperomys gossypinus
Other common names
Cotton Mouse · Key Largo Cotton Mouse
Type material
MCZ:Mamm:5275 (= USNM:MAMM:546)
Type kind
lectotype
Type specimen URI
Type locality
"Georgia, " USA.
Biogeographic realm
Nearctic
Country distribution
United States
Subregion distribution
USA(LA, VA, MO, MS, TX, AL, TN, NC, AR, FL, KY, OK, GA, SC)
IUCN Red List status
Least Concern
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Names and synonyms
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