Peromyscus micropus

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Muroidea
Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Cladus: Sarcopterygii Cladus: Rhipidistia Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes Cladus: Elpistostegalia Superclassis: Tetrapoda Cladus: Reptiliomorpha Cladus: Amniota Cladus: Synapsida Cladus: Eupelycosauria Cladus: Sphenacodontia Cladus: Sphenacodontoidea Cladus: Therapsida Cladus: Theriodontia Cladus: Cynodontia Cladus: Eucynodontia Cladus: Probainognathia Cladus: Prozostrodontia Cladus: Mammaliaformes Classis: Mammalia Subclassis: Trechnotheria Infraclassis: Zatheria Supercohors: Theria Cohors: Eutheria Infraclassis: Placentalia Cladus: Boreoeutheria Superordo: Euarchontoglires Ordo: Rodentia Subordo: Myomorpha Superfamilia: Muroidea

Peromyscus micropus Baker, 1952

Holotype: KU 31760, adult ♂, skin and skull, collected by J.R. Alcorn in 18 January 1949.
Type locality: “3 mi N Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico”.

Peromyscus melanophrys micropus Baker, 1952: 255 [original combination, as subspecies]
Peromyscus micropus — López-González, García-Mendoza, López-Vidal & Elizalde-Arellano, 2019 [subsequent combination, elevate to species]

Baker, R.H. 1952. Geographic range of Peromyscus melanophrys, with description of new subspecies. University of Kansas Publications, Museum of Natural History 5(18): 251–258. BHL Reference page.

López-González, C., García-Mendoza, D.F., López-Vidal, J.C. & Elizalde-Arellano, C. 2019. Multiple lines of evidence reveal a composite of species in the plateau mouse, Peromyscus melanophrys (Rodentia, Cricetidae). Journal of Mammalogy 100(5): 1583–1598. DOI: 10.1093/jmammal/gyz106 Reference page.

English: Small-footed Deermouse