Northwestern deer mouse

Northwestern deer mouse
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Rodentia
Family: Cricetidae
Subfamily: Neotominae
Genus: Peromyscus
Species:
P. keeni
Binomial name
Peromyscus keeni
(Rhoads, 1894)
Synonyms

oreas Bangs, 1898
sitkensis Merriam, 1897

The northwestern deer mouse or Keen's mouse (Peromyscus keeni) is a species of rodent in the family Cricetidae. It is found in British Columbia in Canada and in Alaska and Washington in the United States.[1] It was named after the Rev. John Henry Keen in 1894.[2]

  1. ^ a b Cassola, F. (2017) [errata version of 2016 assessment]. "Peromyscus keeni". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T135164A115204632. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T135164A22359754.en. Retrieved 29 August 2024.
  2. ^ Beolens, Bo; et al. (2009). The Eponym Dictionary of Mammals p.220. JHU Press. p. 574. ISBN 9780801895333.