Burt's deer mouse

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Burt's deer mouse (Peromyscus caniceps) is a species of rodent in the family Cricetidae.[2] It is endemic to Mexico, where it is found only on Montserrat Island off the east coast of Baja California Sur. The species is threatened by predation by feral cats.[1]

Burt's 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. caniceps
Binomial name
Peromyscus caniceps
Burt, 1932

References

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  1. ^ a b Álvarez-Castañeda, S.T.; Lacher, T.; Vázquez, E. (2018). "Peromyscus caniceps". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T16655A22361697. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-1.RLTS.T16655A22361697.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
  2. ^ Musser, G. G.; Carleton, M. D. (2005). "Superfamily Muroidea". In Wilson, D. E.; Reeder, D. M. (eds.). Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed.). Johns Hopkins University Press. p. 1065. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.