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Peromyscus sejugis Burt, 1932

Santa Cruz Deermouse

Authority citation: Burt, W.H. 1932-10-31. Descriptions of heretofore unknown mammals from islands in the Gulf of California, Mexico. Transactions of the San Diego Society of Natural History 7(16):161-185.

Authority publication link: https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/5718642

Original name as described: Peromyscus sejugis

Nominal names: sejugis Burt, 1932

Other common names: Santa Cruz Island Mouse


Taxonomy

Subclass: Theria -- Infraclass: Placentalia -- Order: Rodentia -- Family: Cricetidae -- Subfamily: Neotominae -- Tribe: Peromyscini

Type specimen voucher catalogue number: UCLA Mammals 20042 (= CIT 50632)

Type locality: "Santa Cruz Island (latitude 25° 17' N., longitude 110° 43' W.), Gulf of California, Lower [= Baja] California, 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: Endangered


Species Permalink: http://www.classic.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1002333

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