Peromyscus nicaraguae

J. A. Allen, 1908

Nicaraguan 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

Allen, J.A. 1908-10-13. Mammals from Nicaragua. Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 24(34):647-670.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/27046496

Original name as described

Peromyscus nicaraguae

Type material

AMNH M-28282

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://portal.vertnet.org/o/amnh/mammals?id=urn-catalog-amnh-mammals-m-28282

Type locality

Matagalpa, Matagalpa, Nicaragua.

Biogeographic realm

Neotropic

Country distribution

Honduras · Nicaragua · Costa Rica

Taxonomy notes

split from P. mexicanus

Taxonomy notes citation

Pérez Consuegra, S.G. and Vázquez-Domínguez, E. 2015. Mitochondrial diversification of the Peromyscus mexicanus species group in Nuclear Central America: biogeographic and taxonomic implications. Journal of Zoological Systematics and Evolutionary Research 53(4):300-311. doi:10.1111/jzs.12099 · Pérez-Consuegra, S.G. and Vázquez-Domínguez, E. 2017. Intricate evolutionary histories in montane species: a phylogenetic window into craniodental discrimination in the Peromyscus mexicanus species group (Mammalia: Rodentia: Cricetidae). Journal of Zoological Systematics and Evolutionary Research 55(1):57-72. doi:10.1111/jzs.12155 · Bradley, R.D., Nuñez-Tabares, M., Soniat, T.J., Kerr, S.F., Raymond, R.W. and Ordóñez-Garza, N. 2016. Molecular systematics and phylogeography of Peromyscus nudipes (Cricetidae: Neotominae). Special Publications, Museum of Texas Tech University 65:201-213. a#31308

IUCN Red List status

Not Evaluated

Species Permalink

https://mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1002319

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 nicaraguae

J. A. Allen, 1908

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

nicaraguae

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

AMNH M-28282

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://portal.vertnet.org/o/amnh/mammals?id=urn-catalog-amnh-mammals-m-28282

Authority page

659

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/27046496

Authority publication

Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History

Name usages

  1. Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)
  2. Wilson, Mittermeier & Lacher (2017:387) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57900)
  3. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #100000685) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  4. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #100000685) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  5. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1002319) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  6. López, Turcios-Casco, van den Berghe, Ordóñez-Garza & Alvarez (2024:322) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/68264)

Peromyscus nudipes orientalis

G. G. Goodwin, 1938

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

orientalis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

AMNH M-123494

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://portal.vertnet.org/o/amnh/mammals?id=urn-catalog-amnh-mammals-m-123494

Authority page

3

Authority publication

American Museum Novitates

Name usages

  1. Goodwin (1946:388) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/15800)
  2. Hall (1981:713) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/35037)
  3. Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)

Peromyscus nudipes hesperus

W. P. Harris, 1940

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

hesperus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

UMMZ 65201

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

1

Authority publication

Occasional Papers of the Museum of Zoology, University of Michigan

Name usages

  1. Goodwin (1946:388) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/15800)
  2. Hall (1981:713) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/35037)
  3. Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)

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