Peromyscus leucopus
(Rafinesque, 1818)
White-footed Deermouse
Image courtesy of the ASM Mammal Images Library · MIL ID: 251
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
Rafinesque, C.S. 1818-10. Further discoveries in natural history, made during a journey through the western region of the United States. American Monthly Magazine and Critical Review 3(6):445-447.
Authority publication link
https://archive.org/details/sim_american-monthly-magazine-critical-review_the-american-monthly-mag_1818-10_3_6/page/445/mode/2upOriginal name as described
Musculus leucopus
Other common names
White-footed Mouse
Type locality
type locality not given. Restricted by W. H. Osgood in 1909 to "mouth of the Ohio River, " Ballard County, Kentucky, USA.
Biogeographic realm
Nearctic
Country distribution
United States · Mexico · Canada
Subregion distribution
USA(GA, NY, NC, MA, SD, MS, ND, OK, WV, IA, IN, WY, NM, RI, OH, VA, VT, WI, MO, TX, KY, MN, KS, NE, TN, MT, MD, IL, PA, CT, CO, MI, SC, NJ, AL, AZ, ME, NH, DC, DE, LA, AR)
IUCN Red List status
Least Concern
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Names and synonyms
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