Peromyscus avius

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Muroidea
Template:Simplicidentata Ordo: Rodentia Subordo: Myomorpha Superfamilia: Muroidea

Familia: Cricetidae
Subfamilia: Neotominae
Tribus: Peromyscini
Genus: Peromyscus
Species: Peromyscus avius

Name

Peromyscus avius Osgood, 1909

• Holotype: USNM 147024, adult ♀, skin and skull, collected by E.W. Nelson and E.A. Goldman in 13 February 1906.
• Type locality: “Ceralbo Island, off east coast of southern Lower California, Mexico”.

Combinations

• Peromyscus eremicus avius Osgood, 1909: 247 [original combination, as subspecies]
• Peromyscus avius — Cornejo-Latorre, Cortés-Calva & Álvarez-Castañeda, 2017: 1636 [subsequent combination, elevate to species]

Native distribution areas

• Mexico: Baja California: Cerralvo Island.

References

Primary references

• Osgood, W.H. 1909. Revision of the Mice of the American Genus Peromyscus. North American Fauna 28: 1–285. BHL Reference page. 
• Cornejo-Latorre, C., Cortés-Calva, P. & Álvarez-Castañeda, S.T. 2017. The evolutionary history of the subgenus Haplomylomys (Cricetidae: Peromyscus). Journal of Mammalogy 98(6): 1627–1640. DOI: 10.1093/jmammal/gyx107 Reference page. 

Additional references

• Hafner, D.J., Riddle, B.R. & Álvarez-Castañeda, S.T. 2001. Evolutionary relationships of white-footed mice (Peromyscus) on the islands in the Sea of Cortéz, Mexico. Journal of Mammalogy 82(3): 775–790. DOI: 10.1644/1545-1542(2001)082<0775:EROWFM>2.0.CO;2 Reference page. 

Vernacular names

English: Cerralvo Island Deermouse