Peromyscus zarhynchus

C. H. Merriam, 1898

Chiapan 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

Merriam, C.H. 1898-04-30. Descriptions of twenty new species and a new subgenus of Peromyscus from Mexico and Guatemala. Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington 12:115-125.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/3849991

Original name as described

Peromyscus zarhynchus

Type material

USNM:MAMM:76119

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/35f9753ca-96c0-445c-b20e-27ca53c72f96

Type locality

"Tumbala, Chiapas, Mexico."

Biogeographic realm

Nearctic

Country distribution

Mexico

IUCN Red List status

Vulnerable

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1002345

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 zarhynchus cristobalensis

C. H. Merriam, 1898

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

cristobalensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

USNM:MAMM:76109

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/33c56acd2-6d72-44d2-b324-0c9fc94f9cce

Authority page

117

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/3849991

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington

Name usages

Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)

Peromyscus zarhynchus

C. H. Merriam, 1898

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

zarhynchus

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

USNM:MAMM:76119

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/35f9753ca-96c0-445c-b20e-27ca53c72f96

Authority page

117

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/3849991

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington

Name usages

  1. Osgood (1909:217, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25802198) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/14930)
  2. Corbet & Hill (1980:149) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
  3. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:454, 455) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
  4. Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)
  5. Wilson, Mittermeier & Lacher (2017:387) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57900)
  6. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #16697) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  7. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #16697) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  8. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1002345) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  9. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/16697/22362848) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

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