Puebla deer mouse
The Puebla deer mouse (Peromyscus mekisturus) is a species of rodent in the family Cricetidae. It is found only in Mexico. Advanced studies have identified that P. mekisturus is a sister species of Reithrodontomys. The study used mitogenome phylogeny to identify the sister species of P. mekisturus.
| Puebla deer mouse | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Rodentia |
| Family: | Cricetidae |
| Subfamily: | Neotominae |
| Genus: | Peromyscus |
| Species: | P. mekisturus |
| Binomial name | |
| Peromyscus mekisturus Merriam, 1898 | |
References
- Álvarez-Castañeda, S.T. (2018). "Peromyscus mekisturus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T16675A22362990. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T16675A22362990.en. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
- Musser, G. G. and M. D. Carleton. (2005). Superfamily Muroidea. pp. 894–1531 in Mammal Species of the World a Taxonomic and Geographic Reference. D. E. Wilson and D. M. Reeder eds. Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore.
- Castañeda-Rico, S., León-Paniagua, L., Edwards, C. W., & Maldonado, J. E. (2020). Ancient DNA From Museum Specimens and Next Generation Sequencing Help Resolve the Controversial Evolutionary History of the Critically Endangered Puebla Deer Mouse. Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution, 8. https://doi.org/10.3389/fevo.2020.00094
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