Authority citation: Osgood, W.H. 1904-03-21. Thirty new mice of the genus Peromyscus from Mexico and Guatemala. Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington 17:55-77.
Authority publication link: https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/3329394
Original name as described: Peromyscus attwateri pectoralis
Nominal names: eremicoides Osgood, 1904 | pectoralis Osgood, 1904 | zimmermani R. D. Bradley, Schmidly, Amman, Platt, K. M. Neumann, Huynh, Muñiz-Martínez, López-González, & Ordóñez-Garza, 2015
Other common names: Encinal Mouse
Taxonomy
Subclass: Theria -- Infraclass: Placentalia -- Order: Rodentia -- Family: Cricetidae -- Subfamily: Neotominae -- Tribe: Peromyscini
Type specimen voucher catalogue number: USNM:MAMM:81236
Type locality: Jalpan, Querétaro, Mexico.
Country distribution (coarse map shown below; most species exist in only part of countries): Mexico (MEX)
Species Status: This species is currently living, it lives in wild habitats, its taxonomic status is currently accepted, and it is listed in MSW3 2005.
IUCN Red List of Threatened Species status: Least concern
Species-specific notes: previously included P. laceianus and P. collinus
Citation: Bradley, R. D., Schmidly, D. J., Amman, B. R., Platt, R. N., Neumann, K. M., Huynh, H. M., ... & Ordóñez-Garza, N. (2015). Molecular and morphologic data reveal multiple species in Peromyscus pectoralis. Journal of Mammalogy, 96(2), 446-459.
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