Peromyscus mexicanus

(de Saussure, 1860)

Mexican 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

Saussure, H.L.F. de. 1860-03. Note sur quelques Mammifères du Mexique. Troisième article. Revue et Magasin de Zoologie pure et appliquée (2)12(3):97-110.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2264293

Original name as described

Hesperomys mexicanus

Type material

MHNG 510.94, MHNG 510.95

Type kind

syntypes

Type locality

"Habite le Mexique." Restricted by W. W. Dalquest in 1950 to "ten kilometers east of Mirador," Veracruz, Mexico.

Biogeographic realm

Nearctic · Neotropic

Country distribution

Mexico

Taxonomy notes

previously included P. tropicalis, P. salvadorensis, P. nicaraguae, P. nudipes, P. totontepecus, and P. angelensis; synonymy allocation between these species and P. gymnotis is tentative

Taxonomy notes citation

Ordonez-Garza, N., Matson, J.O., Strauss, R.E., Bradley, R.D., Salazar-Bravo, J. 2010. Patterns of phenotypic and genetic variation in three species of endemic Mesoamerican Peromyscus (Rodentia: Cricetidae). Journal of Mammalogy 91(4):848-859. · Pérez-Consuegra SG, Vázquez-Domínguez E (2015) Mitochondrial diversification of the Peromyscus mexicanus group in Mesoamerica: taxonomical and biogeographical implications. J Zool Syst Evol Res 53:300–311. · Pérez-Consuegra SG and Vázquez-Domínguez E (2016) Intricate evolutionary histories in montane species: a phylogenetic window into craniodental discrimination in the Peromyscus mexicanus species group (Mammalia: Rodentia: Cricetidae). J Zool Syst Evol Res 55:57–72. · Bradley, R. D., Nuñez-Tabares, M., Soniat, T. J., Kerr, S., Raymond, R. W., & Ordóñez-Garza, N. (2016). Molecular systematics and phylogeography of Peromyscus nudipes (Cricetidae: Neotominae). Special Publications, 201. · Hernández-Canchola, G., León-Paniagua, L., & Esselstyn, J. A. (2022). Paraphyletic relationships revealed by mitochondrial DNA in the Peromyscus mexicanus species group (Rodentia: Cricetidae). Revista Mexicana de Biodiversidad, 93, e933811-e933811. · Pérez-Montes, L. E., Álvarez-Castañeda, S. T., & Lorenzo, C. (2022). Current status of the Peromyscus mexicanus complex in Oaxaca, México. Therya, 13(3), 85-98.

IUCN Red List status

Least Concern

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1002316

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.

Hesperomys mexicanus

(de Saussure, 1860)

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

mexicanus

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

MHNG 510.94, MHNG 510.95

Type kind

syntypes

Authority page

103

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2264293

Authority publication

Revue et Magasin de Zoologie pure et appliquée

Name usages

True (1885:597, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/7306391) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/35039)

Peromyscus mexicanus orizabae

C. H. Merriam, 1898

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

orizabae

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

USNM:MAMM:58197

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/32f5a8c98-8b83-445c-9236-28f8530e81bb

Authority page

121

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/3849995

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington

Name usages

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

Peromyscus mexicanus

O. Thomas, 1894

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

mexicanus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

364

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/24343624

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Name usages

  1. Thomas (1894:364, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/24343624) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/15354)
  2. Osgood (1909:198, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25802179) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/14930)
  3. Goodwin (1946:389) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/15800)
  4. Corbet & Hill (1980:149) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
  5. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:452) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
  6. Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)
  7. Wilson, Mittermeier & Lacher (2017:386) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57900)
  8. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #16681) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  9. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #16681) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  10. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1002316) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  11. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/16681/22363818) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Peromyscus mexicanus mexicanus

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

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

mexicanus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

386

Authority publication

Barcelona

Name usages

Wilson, Mittermeier & Lacher (2017:386) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57900)

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