Peromyscus mayensis
Carleton & Huckaby, 1975
Mayan 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
Carleton, M.D. and Huckaby, D.G. 1975. A new species of Peromyscus from Guatemala. Journal of Mammalogy 56(2):444-451.
Authority publication link
https://www.jstor.org/stable/1379373Original name as described
Peromyscus mayensis
Other common names
Maya Mouse
Type material
UMMZ 117902
Type kind
holotype
Type locality
about 7 km NW Santa Eulalia, Yaiquiche, 2950 m, Huehuetenango Department, Guatemala.
Biogeographic realm
Neotropic
Country distribution
Guatemala
IUCN Red List status
Critically Endangered
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