Peromyscus polius

Osgood, 1904

Chihuahuan 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. 1904-03-21. Thirty new mice of the genus Peromyscus from Mexico and Guatemala. Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington 17:55-77.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/3329458

Original name as described

Peromyscus polius

Other common names

Chihuahuan Mouse

Type material

USNM:MAMM:98226

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/34955d789-c7af-4337-9706-18420ba64b04

Type locality

"Colonia Garcia, Chihuahua, Mexico."

Biogeographic realm

Nearctic

Country distribution

Mexico

IUCN Red List status

Near Threatened

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1002327

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 polius

Osgood, 1904

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

polius

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

USNM:MAMM:98226

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/34955d789-c7af-4337-9706-18420ba64b04

Authority page

61

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/3329458

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington

Name usages

  1. Osgood (1909:177, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25802158) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/14930)
  2. Corbet & Hill (1980:149) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
  3. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:453) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
  4. Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)
  5. Wilson, Mittermeier & Lacher (2017:395) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57900)
  6. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #16686) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  7. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #16686) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  8. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1002327) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  9. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/16686/22364219) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

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