Peromyscus melanurus
Osgood, 1909
Black-tailed 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
Osgood, W.H. 1909-04-17. A revision of the mice of the American genus Peromyscus. North American Fauna 28:1-285.
Authority publication link
https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25802196Original name as described
Peromyscus megalops melanurus
Other common names
Black-tailed Mouse
Type material
USNM:MAMM:71385
Type kind
holotype
Type specimen URI
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3b64b8daa-75df-49b8-b837-5ae036a52ba0Type locality
"Pluma, Oaxaca, Mexico. Altitude 4600 feet [= 1402 m]."
Biogeographic realm
Nearctic
Country distribution
Mexico
IUCN Red List status
Endangered
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