Peromyscus silvicola
López-González, García-Mendoza, J. A. Fernández, & Correa-Ramírez, 2026
Forest Rock 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
López-González, C., García-Mendoza, D.F., Fernández, J.A. and Correa-Ramírez, M.M. 2026-05-29. Systematics and taxonomy of the Peromyscus difficilis species group (Rodentia: Cricetidae), with descriptions of 2 new species. Journal of Mammalogy (in press).
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Original name as described
Peromyscus silvicola
Type material
CRD 5999
Type kind
holotype
Type locality
"Mexico, Durango, Guanaceví Municipality, 1 km N, 9 km W San Pedro, 2, 993 m, 25°58.24'N, 106°7.81'W, WGS84, taken with GPS Garmin eTrex H High Sensitivity."
Biogeographic realm
Nearctic
Country distribution
Mexico
Taxonomy notes
recently described
Taxonomy notes citation
López-González, C., García-Mendoza, D.F., Fernández, J.A. and Correa-Ramírez, M.M. 2026. Systematics and taxonomy of the Peromyscus difficilis species group (Rodentia: Cricetidae), with descriptions of 2 new species. Journal of Mammalogy (in press). doi:10.1093/jmammal/gyag036
IUCN Red List status
Not Evaluated
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Names and synonyms
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Total: 1 name and synonym.
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