Peromyscus keeni

(Rhoads, 1894)

Northwestern 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

Rhoads, S.N. 1894-10-23. Descriptions of four new species and two subspecies of white-footed mice from the United States and British Columbia. Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia 46:253-261.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/1867578

Original name as described

Sitomys keeni

Other common names

Keen's Mouse

Type material

ANSP 7768

Type kind

holotype

Type locality

Masset, Graham Island, Queen Charlotte Islands, British Columbia, Canada.

Biogeographic realm

Nearctic

Country distribution

Canada · United States

Subregion distribution

USA(AK,WA,OR)

IUCN Red List status

Least Concern

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1002298

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.

Sitomys keeni

(Rhoads, 1894)

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

keeni

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

ANSP 7768

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

258

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/1867578

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia

Sitomys macrorhinus

(Rhoads, 1894)

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

macrorhinus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

ANSP 8381 (= SNR 1381)

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

259

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/1867579

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia

Name usages

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

Peromyscus maniculatus interdictus

R. M. Anderson, 1932

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

interdictus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

CMN 11432

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

110

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/54097449

Authority publication

National Museum of Canada Bulletin

Name usages

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

Peromyscus sitkensis isolatus

Cowan, 1935

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

isolatus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

CMN 34514

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

134

Authority publication

University of California Publications in Zoology

Name usages

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

Peromyscus oreas

Bangs, 1898

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

oreas

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

MCZ:Mamm:BANGS-3696

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://mczbase.mcz.harvard.edu/guid/MCZ:Mamm:BANGS-3696

Authority page

84

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2263726

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington

Name usages

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

Peromyscus sitkensis oceanicus

Cowan, 1935

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

oceanicus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

MVZ:Mamm:20890

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://arctos.database.museum/guid/MVZ:Mamm:20890

Authority page

432

Authority publication

University of California Publications in Zoology

Name usages

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

Peromyscus maniculatus cancrivorus

McCabe & Cowan, 1945

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

cancrivorus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

RBCM 2060

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

195

Authority publication

Transactions of the Royal Canadian Institute

Name usages

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

Peromyscus maniculatus maritimus

McCabe & Cowan, 1945

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

maritimus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

RBCM 3010

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

199

Authority publication

Transactions of the Royal Canadian Institute

Name usages

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

Peromyscus maniculatus doylei

McCabe & Cowan, 1945

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

doylei

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

RBCM 3784

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

196

Authority publication

Transactions of the Royal Canadian Institute

Name usages

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

Peromyscus maniculatus rubriventer

McCabe & Cowan, 1945

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

rubriventer

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

RBCM 3888

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

196

Authority publication

Transactions of the Royal Canadian Institute

Name usages

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

Peromyscus maniculatus pluvialis

McCabe & Cowan, 1945

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

pluvialis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

RBCM 3910

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

199

Authority publication

Transactions of the Royal Canadian Institute

Name usages

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

Peromyscus maniculatus triangularis

Guiguet, 1955

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

triangularis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

RBCM 5454

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

69

Authority publication

Report of the Provincial Museum of British Columbia

Name usages

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

Peromyscus maniculatus beresfordi

Guiguet, 1955

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

beresfordi

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

RBCM 5575

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

71

Authority publication

Report of the Provincial Museum of British Columbia

Name usages

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

Peromyscus maniculatus carli

Guiguet, 1955

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

carli

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

RBCM 5608

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

72

Authority publication

Report of the Provincial Museum of British Columbia

Name usages

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

Peromyscus maniculatus sartinensis

Guiguet, 1955

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

sartinensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

RBCM 5632

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

69

Authority publication

Report of the Provincial Museum of British Columbia

Name usages

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

Peromyscus prevostensis

Osgood, 1901

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

prevostensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

USNM:MAMM:100818

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/357e8a63c-2c21-448a-8ea2-3776da2010f5

Authority page

29

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25800278

Authority publication

North American Fauna

Name usages

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

Peromyscus hylaeus

Osgood, 1908

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

hylaeus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

USNM:MAMM:127038

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/31b31c688-a12d-40e8-b1fc-694670cfce68

Authority page

141

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/3334069

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington

Name usages

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

Peromyscus maniculatus algidus

Osgood, 1909

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

algidus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

USNM:MAMM:130013

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/38d451f84-395c-4dbe-961c-11ef45322b12

Authority page

56

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25802037

Authority publication

North American Fauna

Name usages

  1. Osgood (1909:56, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25802037) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/14930)
  2. Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)

Peromyscus sitkensis

C. H. Merriam, 1897

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

sitkensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

USNM:MAMM:73809

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3918d8ec5-9591-4d6a-a230-1a15d499df34

Authority page

223

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2263411

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington

Name usages

  1. Osgood (1909:101, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25802082) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/14930)
  2. Corbet & Hill (1980:149) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
  3. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:453, 454) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
  4. Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)

Peromyscus maniculatus hylaeus

Osgood, 1909

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

hylaeus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

53

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25802034

Authority publication

North American Fauna

Name usages

Osgood (1909:53, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25802034) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/14930)

Peromyscus maniculatus keeni

Osgood, 1909

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

keeni

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

55

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25802036

Authority publication

North American Fauna

Name usages

Osgood (1909:55, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25802036) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/14930)

Peromyscus maniculatus macrorhinus

Osgood, 1909

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

macrorhinus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

57

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25802038

Authority publication

North American Fauna

Name usages

Osgood (1909:57, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25802038) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/14930)

Peromyscus maniculatus oreas

Osgood, 1909

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

oreas

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

51

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25802032

Authority publication

North American Fauna

Name usages

Osgood (1909:51, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25802032) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/14930)

Peromyscus sitkensis prevostensis

Osgood, 1909

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

prevostensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

102

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25802083

Authority publication

North American Fauna

Name usages

Osgood (1909:102, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25802083) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/14930)

Peromyscus keeni

Musser & Carleton, 2005

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

keeni

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 (2017:382) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57900)
  3. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #135164) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  4. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #135164) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  5. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1002298) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  6. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/135164/115204632) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Peromyscus keeni algidus

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

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

algidus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

382

Authority publication

Barcelona

Name usages

Wilson, Mittermeier & Lacher (2017:382) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57900)

Peromyscus keeni beresfordi

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

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

beresfordi

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

382

Authority publication

Barcelona

Name usages

Wilson, Mittermeier & Lacher (2017:382) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57900)

Peromyscus keeni cancrivorus

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

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

cancrivorus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

382

Authority publication

Barcelona

Name usages

Wilson, Mittermeier & Lacher (2017:382) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57900)

Peromyscus keeni doylei

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

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

doylei

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

382

Authority publication

Barcelona

Name usages

Wilson, Mittermeier & Lacher (2017:382) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57900)

Peromyscus keeni hylaeus

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

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

hylaeus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

382

Authority publication

Barcelona

Name usages

Wilson, Mittermeier & Lacher (2017:382) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57900)

Peromyscus keeni interdictus

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

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

interdictus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

382

Authority publication

Barcelona

Name usages

Wilson, Mittermeier & Lacher (2017:382) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57900)

Peromyscus keeni isolatus

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

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

isolatus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

382

Authority publication

Barcelona

Name usages

Wilson, Mittermeier & Lacher (2017:382) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57900)

Peromyscus keeni keeni

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

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

keeni

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

382

Authority publication

Barcelona

Name usages

Wilson, Mittermeier & Lacher (2017:382) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57900)

Peromyscus keeni macrorhinus

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

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

macrorhinus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

382

Authority publication

Barcelona

Name usages

Wilson, Mittermeier & Lacher (2017:382) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57900)

Peromyscus keeni maritimus

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

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

maritimus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

382

Authority publication

Barcelona

Name usages

Wilson, Mittermeier & Lacher (2017:382) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57900)

Peromyscus keeni oceanicus

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

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

oceanicus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

382

Authority publication

Barcelona

Name usages

Wilson, Mittermeier & Lacher (2017:382) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57900)

Peromyscus keeni oreas

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

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

oreas

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

382

Authority publication

Barcelona

Name usages

Wilson, Mittermeier & Lacher (2017:382) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57900)

Peromyscus keeni pluvialis

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

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

pluvialis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

382

Authority publication

Barcelona

Name usages

Wilson, Mittermeier & Lacher (2017:382) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57900)

Peromyscus keeni prevostensis

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

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

prevostensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

382

Authority publication

Barcelona

Name usages

Wilson, Mittermeier & Lacher (2017:382) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57900)

Peromyscus keeni rubiventer

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

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

rubiventer

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling

Authority page

382

Authority publication

Barcelona

Name usages

Wilson, Mittermeier & Lacher (2017:382) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57900)

Peromyscus keeni sartinensis

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

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

sartinensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

382

Authority publication

Barcelona

Name usages

Wilson, Mittermeier & Lacher (2017:382) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57900)

Peromyscus keeni sitkensis

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

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

sitkensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

382

Authority publication

Barcelona

Name usages

Wilson, Mittermeier & Lacher (2017:382) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57900)

Peromyscus keeni triangularis

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

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

triangularis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

382

Authority publication

Barcelona

Name usages

Wilson, Mittermeier & Lacher (2017:382) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57900)

Peromyscus maniculatus interdictis

Youngman, 1972

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

interdictis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling

Authority page

2

Authority publication

National Museum of Natural Sciences Publications in Zoology

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