Burt's deer mouse

Burt's deer mouse (Peromyscus caniceps) is a species of rodent in the family Cricetidae.[2] It is endemic to Mexico, where it is found only on Montserrat Island off the east coast of Baja California Sur. The species is threatened by predation by feral cats.[1]

Burt's deer mouse

Critically Endangered  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Rodentia
Family: Cricetidae
Subfamily: Neotominae
Genus: Peromyscus
Species:
P. caniceps
Binomial name
Peromyscus caniceps
Burt, 1932

References

  1. Álvarez-Castañeda, S.T.; Castro-Arellano, I.; Lacher, T. & Vázquez, E. (2008). "Peromyscus caniceps". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2008. Retrieved 27 August 2009.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link) Database entry includes a brief justification of why this species is of critically endangered.
  2. Musser, G.G.; Carleton, M.D. (2005). "Superfamily Muroidea". In Wilson, D.E.; Reeder, D.M (eds.). Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed.). Johns Hopkins University Press. p. 1065. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.


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