Peromyscus melanophrys

(Coues, 1874)

Plateau 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

Coues, E. 1874-12-15. Synopsis of the Muridae of North America. Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia 26(3):173-196.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/26362031

Original name as described

Hesperomys (Vesperimus) melanophrys

Other common names

Plateau Mouse · Black-eyed Deermouse

Type material

USNM:MAMM:10183 (= USNM:MAMM:A12453)

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3047b23c0-532f-4c7f-ba1d-ff7c0b1aa863

Type locality

Santa Efigenia, Oaxaca, Mexico.

Biogeographic realm

Nearctic

Country distribution

Mexico

Taxonomy notes

previously included P. leucurus, P. micropus, and P. zamorae

Taxonomy notes citation

López-González, C., García-Mendoza, D. F., López-Vidal, J. C., & Elizalde-Arellano, C. (2019). Multiple lines of evidence reveal a composite of species in the plateau mouse, Peromyscus melanophrys (Rodentia, Cricetidae). Journal of Mammalogy, 100(5), 1583-1598.

IUCN Red List status

Least Concern

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1002312

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 leucurus gadovii

O. Thomas, 1903

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

gadovii

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1903.3.4.55

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/73626e9a-70ee-4363-b456-6cf26ae892c1

Authority page

484

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/19368035

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Hesperomys (Vesperimus) melanophrys

(Coues, 1874)

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

melanophrys

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

USNM:MAMM:10183 (= USNM:MAMM:A12453)

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3047b23c0-532f-4c7f-ba1d-ff7c0b1aa863

Authority page

181

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/26362031

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia

Name usages

True (1885:598, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/7306392) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/35039)

Peromyscus melanophrys

Osgood, 1909

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

melanophrys

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

184

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25802165

Authority publication

North American Fauna

Name usages

  1. Osgood (1909:184, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25802165) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/14930)
  2. Corbet & Hill (1980:148) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
  3. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:452) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
  4. Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)
  5. Wilson, Mittermeier & Lacher (2017:385) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57900)
  6. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #16677) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  7. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #16677) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  8. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1002312) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  9. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/16677/115136842) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Peromyscus melanophrys melanophrys

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

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

melanophrys

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

385

Authority publication

Barcelona

Name usages

Wilson, Mittermeier & Lacher (2017:385) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57900)

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