Peromyscus tropicalis
G. G. Goodwin, 1932
Chimoxan 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
Authority citation
Goodwin, G.G. 1932-09-16. Three new Reithrodontomys and two new Peromyscus from Guatemala. American Museum Novitates 560:1-5.
Authority publication link
https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/170089Original name as described
Peromyscus guatemalensis tropicalis
Type material
AMNH M-79233
Type kind
holotype
Type locality
Chimoxan, about 40 mi (= 64 km) NE Cobán, Alta Verapaz, 1500 ft (= 457 m), Guatemala.
Biogeographic realm
Neotropic
Country distribution
Guatemala · Belize
Taxonomy notes
split from P. mexicanus
Taxonomy notes citation
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.
IUCN Red List status
Not Evaluated
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