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Peromyscus melanophrys Coues 1874

Description

Peromyscus melanophrys Coues 1874

Peromyscus melanophrys Coues 1874, Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Philadelphia, 26: 181.

Type Locality: México, Oaxaca, Santa Efigenia.

Vernacular Names: Plateau Deermouse.

Synonyms: Peromyscus coahuilensis Baker 1952; Peromyscus consobrinus Osgood 1904; Peromyscus micropus Baker 1952; Peromyscus xenurus Osgood 1904; Peromyscus zamorae Osgood 1904.

Distribution: S Durango and Coahuila, south through interior México to Chiapas.

Conservation: IUCN – Lower Risk (lc).

Discussion: P. melanophrys species group. Revised by Baker (1952) to include xenurus, which Osgood (1909) had retained as a species. Relationships evaluated by Schmidly et al. (1985) and Stangl and Baker (1984 b). The level of differentiation of micropus in Jalisco and Nayarit deserves reconsideration.

Notes

Published as part of Wilson, Don E. & Reeder, DeeAnn, 2005, Order Rodentia - Family Cricetidae, pp. 955-1189 in Mammal Species of the World: a Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3 rd Edition), Volume 2, Baltimore :The Johns Hopkins University Press on page 1073, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.7316535

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Biodiversity

Scientific name authorship
Coues
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Chordata
Order
Rodentia
Family
Cricetidae
Genus
Peromyscus
Species
melanophrys
Taxon rank
species
Taxonomic concept label
Peromyscus melanophrys Coues, 1874 sec. Wilson & Reeder, 2005

References

  • Coues, E. 1874. Synopsis of the Muridae of North America. Proceedings of the Philadelphia Academy of Natural Sciences, 26: 173 - 196.
  • Baker, R. H. 1952. Geographic range of Peromyscus melanophrys, with description of a new subspecies. University of Kansas Publications, Museum of Natural History, 5: 251 - 258.
  • Osgood, W. H. 1909. Revision of the mice of the American genus Peromyscus. North American Fauna, 28: 1 - 285.
  • Schmidly, D. J., M. R. Lee, W. S. Modi, and E. G. Zimmerman. 1985. Systematics and notes on the biology of Peromyscus hooperi. Occasional Papers, The Museum, Texas Tech University, 97: 1 - 40.
  • Stangl, F. B., Jr., and R. J. Baker. 1984 b. Evolutionary relationships in Peromyscus: Congruence in chromosomal, genic, and classical data sets. Journal of Mammalogy, 65: 643 - 654.