Peromyscus schmidlyi

Peromyscus schmidlyi
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Rodentia
Family: Cricetidae
Subfamily: Neotominae
Genus: Peromyscus
Species:
P. schmidlyi
Binomial name
Peromyscus schmidlyi
Bradley et al., 2004

Schmidly's deer mouse (Peromyscus schmidlyi), is a recently described species of deer mouse from the mountains of western Mexico.[2] It is part of the highly complex and well-studied Peromyscus boylii species complex. The uniqueness of Peromyscus from this area had long been suspected, but was only formalized in 2004 with the publication of its species description. The species was named in honor of David J. Schmidly, a mammalogist and former president of the University of New Mexico.

The name "Schmidly's deer mouse" is ambiguous, as it is shared by another species, Habromys schmidlyi.

  1. ^ Álvarez-Castañeda, S.T.; Castro-Arellano, I.; Lacher, T.; Vázquez, E.; Arroyo-Cabrales, J. (2017). "Peromyscus schmidlyi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T136576A22362935. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-2.RLTS.T136576A22362935.en. Retrieved 11 November 2021.
  2. ^ López-González, Celia; García-Mendoza, Diego F.; Correa-Ramírez, Miguel M. (2013-08-16). "Morphologic characterization of Peromyscus schmidlyi (Rodentia: Cricetidae), an endemic of the Sierra Madre Occidental, Mexico". Journal of Mammalogy. 94 (4): 923–937. doi:10.1644/13-MAMM-A-004.1. ISSN 0022-2372.