Peromyscus micropus
R. H. Baker, 1952
Small-footed 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
Authority citation
Baker, R.H. 1952-04-10. Geographic range of _Peromyscus melanophrys_, with description of new subspecies. University of Kansas Publications, Museum of Natural History 5(18):251-258.
Authority publication link
https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/10715309Original name as described
Peromyscus melanophrys micropus
Type material
KU:M:31760
Type kind
holotype
Type locality
3 mi N Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico.
Biogeographic realm
Nearctic
Country distribution
Mexico
Taxonomy notes
split from P. melanophrys
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
Not Evaluated
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