Peromyscus salvadorensis
Description
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Salvadorean Deermouse
Peromyscus salvadorensis
French: Péromyscus du Salvador / German: El-Salvador-Hirschmaus / Spanish: Raton ciervo de El Salvador
Taxonomy. Peromyscus mexicanus salvadorensis Dickey, 1928, Los Esemiles, 8000 ft. (= 2438 m), Chatatenango, El Salvador.
Peromyscus salvadorensis is in the mexicanus species group. It was initially described as a subspecies of P. mexicanus but later placed in synonymy with P. mexicanus saxatilis. Recent DNA studies suggest that parts of what historically have been recognized as P. m. saxatilis should be considered as P. salvadorensis or P. nicaraguae.
Monotypic.
Distribution. E Guatemala, El Salvador, and S Honduras.
Descriptive notes. No information is yet available. The Salvadorean Deermouse is presumably is similar to the Mexican Deermouse (PF. mexicanus), especially the subspecies formerly referred to as P. m. saxitilis.
Habitat. Tropical deciduous forests.
Food and Feeding. No information.
Breeding. No information.
Activity patterns. No information.
Movements, Home range and Social organization. No information.
Status and Conservation. Not assessed on The IUCN Red List.
Bibliography. Hall (1981), Musser & Carleton (2005), Pérez-Consuegra & Vazquez-Dominguez (2015).
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Related works
- Cites
- Figure: 10.5281/zenodo.6708459 (DOI)
- Has part
- Figure: 10.5281/zenodo.6761038 (DOI)
- Is part of
- Book chapter: 10.5281/zenodo.6707142 (DOI)
- Book chapter: http://publication.plazi.org/id/FFC9156BFFAE20670D37145C0837FFDB (URL)
Biodiversity
- Family
- Cricetidae
- Genus
- Peromyscus
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Order
- Rodentia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Scientific name authorship
- Dickey
- Species
- salvadorensis
- Taxon rank
- species
- Taxonomic concept label
- Peromyscus salvadorensis (Dickey, 1928) sec. Wilson, Mittermeier & Lacher, 2017