Peromyscus gymnotis

O. Thomas, 1894

Naked-eared 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

Thomas, O. 1894-11-01. Descriptions of some new Neotropical Muridae. Annals and Magazine of Natural History (6)14(83):346-366.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/24343625

Original name as described

Peromyscus gymnotis

Type material

BMNH:Mamm:1886.5.13.4

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/a1865467-777c-4570-a635-b980edf2175a https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/a1865467-777c-4570-a635-b980edf2175a/1690416000000

Type locality

"Guatemala."

Biogeographic realm

Nearctic · Neotropic

Country distribution

Mexico · Guatemala · Nicaragua?

Taxonomy notes

tentatively includes saxatilis and altilaneus, which are usually included under P. mexicanus but are within the range of P. gymnotis

Taxonomy notes citation

Pérez-Consuegra SG, Vázquez-Domínguez E (2015) Mitochondrial diversification of the Peromyscus mexicanus group in Mesoamerica: taxonomical and biogeographical implications. J Zool Syst Evol Res 53:300–311. · Pérez-Consuegra SG and Vázquez-Domínguez E (2016) Intricate evolutionary histories in montane species: a phylogenetic window into craniodental discrimination in the Peromyscus mexicanus species group (Mammalia: Rodentia: Cricetidae). J Zool Syst Evol Res 55:57–72.

IUCN Red List status

Least Concern

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1002294

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 gymnotis

O. Thomas, 1894

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

gymnotis

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1886.5.13.4

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/a1865467-777c-4570-a635-b980edf2175a https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/a1865467-777c-4570-a635-b980edf2175a/1690416000000

Authority page

365

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/24343625

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Name usages

  1. Thomas (1894:365, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/24343625) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/15354)
  2. Corbet & Hill (1980:148) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
  3. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:450, 451) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
  4. Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)
  5. Wilson, Mittermeier & Lacher (2017:387) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57900)
  6. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #400000369) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  7. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #400000369) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  8. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1002294) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  9. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/16666/22361063) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Peromyscus allophylus

Osgood, 1904

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

allophylus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

USNM:MAMM:77657

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/300a07082-c000-4814-baee-b443b624f355

Authority page

71

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/3329398

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington

Name usages

  1. Osgood (1909:206, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25802187) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/14930)
  2. Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)

Peromyscus mexicanus gymnotis

Osgood, 1909

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

gymnotis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

205

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25802186

Authority publication

North American Fauna

Name usages

Osgood (1909:205, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25802186) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/14930)

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