Peromyscus melanotis

J. A. Allen & F. M. Chapman, 1897

Black-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

Allen, J.A. and Chapman, F.M. 1897-06-16. On a collection of mammals from Jalapa and Las Vigas, State of Vera Cruz, Mexico. Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 9(13):197-208.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/27046860

Original name as described

Peromyscus melanotis

Other common names

Black-eared Mouse

Type material

AMNH M-12512, AMNH MO-10822

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://portal.vertnet.org/o/amnh/mammals?id=urn-catalog-amnh-mammals-m-12512 http://portal.vertnet.org/o/amnh/mammals?id=urn-catalog-amnh-mammals-mo-10822

Type locality

"Las Vigas, State of Vera Cruz, Mexico."

Biogeographic realm

Nearctic

Country distribution

Mexico

IUCN Red List status

Least Concern

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1002313

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 melanotis

J. A. Allen & F. M. Chapman, 1897

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

melanotis

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

AMNH M-12512, AMNH MO-10822

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://portal.vertnet.org/o/amnh/mammals?id=urn-catalog-amnh-mammals-m-12512 http://portal.vertnet.org/o/amnh/mammals?id=urn-catalog-amnh-mammals-mo-10822

Authority page

203

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/27046860

Authority publication

Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History

Name usages

  1. Osgood (1904:59, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/3329394) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/15321)
  2. Osgood (1909:109, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25802090) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/14930)
  3. Anderson (1972:347) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/15657)
  4. Corbet & Hill (1980:148) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
  5. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:452) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
  6. Corbet & Hill (1991:156) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63070)
  7. Musser & Carleton (1993:733) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63347)
  8. Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)
  9. Bradley, Ammerman, Baker, Bradley, Cook, Dowler, Jones, Schmidly, Stangl, Van Den Bussche & Würsig (2014:18, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/57785980) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/19157)
  10. Wilson, Mittermeier & Lacher (2017:383) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57900)
  11. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #16678) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  12. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #16678) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  13. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1002313) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  14. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/16678/115136970) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Peromyscus cecilii

O. Thomas, 1903

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

cecilii

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1903.3.4.23

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/90a883bb-3d23-45c8-87f2-50c75ec5a982

Authority page

486

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/19368037

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Name usages

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

Peromyscus melanotis zamelas

Osgood, 1904

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

zamelas

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

USNM:MAMM:98197

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3d12b1af5-a1d3-42c1-9e49-59066828917c

Authority page

59

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/3329394

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington

Name usages

  1. Osgood (1904:59, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/3329394) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/15321)
  2. Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)

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