Peromyscus sagax

D. G. Elliot, 1903

Michoacan 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

Elliot, D.G. 1903. A list of a collection of Mexican mammals with descriptions of some apparently new forms. Field Columbian Museum, Zoölogical Series 3(8):141-149.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2652856

Original name as described

Peromyscus sagax

Type material

FMNH:Mamm:8699

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://portal.vertnet.org/o/fmnh/mammals?id=6b88e9e9-feed-4092-913b-43f7dd29a8d2

Type locality

La Palma, Michoacán, Mexico.

Biogeographic realm

Nearctic

Country distribution

Mexico

IUCN Red List status

Not Evaluated

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1002330

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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 sagax

D. G. Elliot, 1903

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

sagax

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

FMNH:Mamm:8699

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://portal.vertnet.org/o/fmnh/mammals?id=6b88e9e9-feed-4092-913b-43f7dd29a8d2

Authority page

142

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2652856

Authority publication

Field Columbian Museum, Zoölogical Series

Name usages

  1. Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)
  2. Wilson, Mittermeier & Lacher (2017:390) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57900)
  3. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #136710) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  4. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #136710) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  5. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1002330) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  6. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/136710/22362792) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

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