Cotton mouse

Cotton mouse

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Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Rodentia
Family: Cricetidae
Subfamily: Neotominae
Genus: Peromyscus
Species:
P. gossypinus
Binomial name
Peromyscus gossypinus
(Le Conte, 1850)
      native range
Synonyms
  • P. allapaticola Schwartz, 1952
  • P. anastasae Bangs, 1898
  • P. cognatus Le Conte, 1855
  • P. insulanus Bangs, 1898
  • P. megacephalus Rhoads, 1894
  • P. mississippiensis Rhoads, 1896
  • P. nigriculus Bangs, 1896
  • P. palmarius Bangs, 1896
  • P. restrictus A. H. Howell, 1939
  • P. telmaphilus Schwartz, 1952

The cotton mouse (Peromyscus gossypinus) is a species of rodent in the family Cricetidae[3] found in the woodlands of the US South.

  1. ^ Cassola, F. (2017) [errata version of 2016 assessment]. "Peromyscus gossypinus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T42653A115199668. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T42653A22359397.en. Retrieved 16 September 2024.
  2. ^ "Peromyscus gossypinus | NatureServe Explorer". NatureServe Explorer. Retrieved 16 September 2024.
  3. ^ Wolfe, James L., and Alicia V. Linzey. "Peromyscus gossypinus." Mammalian species 70 (1977): 1-5.