Peromyscus guatemalensis

C. H. Merriam, 1898

Guatemalan 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. 1898-04-30. Descriptions of twenty new species and a new subgenus of Peromyscus from Mexico and Guatemala. Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington 12:115-125.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/3849992

Original name as described

Peromyscus guatemalensis

Type material

USNM:MAMM:76861

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3f53d7c38-73ba-4f23-b102-1e52c8cd0750

Type locality

Todos Santos, 10,000 ft (= 3048), Huehuetenango Department, Guatemala.

Biogeographic realm

Neotropic

Country distribution

Guatemala

Taxonomy notes

previously included populations now attributed to P. carolpattonae and P. bakeri

Taxonomy notes citation

Álvarez–Castañeda, S. T., C. Lorenzo, D. A. Segura–Trujillo, and S. G. Pérez–Consuegra. 2019. Two new species of Peromyscus from Chiapas, Mexico, and Guatemala. Pp. 543–558 in From field to laboratory: A memorial volume, in honor of Robert J. Baker (R. D. Bradley, H. H. Genoways, D. J. Schmidly, and L. C. Bradley, eds.). Special Publications, Museum of Texas Tech University 71:xii + 1–911. [Date of Publication 11 October 2019.]

IUCN Red List status

Least Concern

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1002293

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 guatemalensis

C. H. Merriam, 1898

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

guatemalensis

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

USNM:MAMM:76861

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3f53d7c38-73ba-4f23-b102-1e52c8cd0750

Authority page

118

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/3849992

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington

Name usages

  1. Bangs (1902:29, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/4199102) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/20608)
  2. Osgood (1909:193, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25802174) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/14930)
  3. Corbet & Hill (1980:148) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
  4. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:450) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
  5. Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)
  6. Wilson, Mittermeier & Lacher (2017:388) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57900)
  7. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #16665) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  8. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #16665) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  9. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1002293) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  10. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/16665/22361195) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

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