Peromyscus nasutus

(J. A. Allen, 1891)

Northern Rock Deermouse

Dorsolateral view, Peromyscus nasutus griseus. Also as Northern Rock Mouse.
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Location:USA, NM, Lincoln Co., Carizozo Lava BedsDate taken:Jan 1, 1991

Image courtesy of the ASM Mammal Images Library · MIL ID: 1172

Taxonomy

Subclass : Theria
Infraclass : Placentalia
Magnorder : Boreoeutheria
Superorder : Euarchontoglires
Order : Rodentia
Suborder : Supramyomorpha
Infraorder : Myomorphi
Superfamily : Muroidea
Family : Cricetidae
Subfamily : Neotominae
Tribe : Peromyscini
Genus : Peromyscus

Species status

Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005

Authority citation

Allen, J.A. 1891-06-30. Notes on new or little-known North American mammals, based on recent additions to the collection of mammals in the American Museum of Natural History. Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 3(20):263-310.

Authority publication link

https://hdl.handle.net/2246/1652

Original name as described

Vesperimus nasutus

Other common names

Northern Rock Mouse

Type material

AMNH MO-2670, AMNH MS-3397

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://portal.vertnet.org/o/amnh/mammals?id=urn-catalog-amnh-mammals-ms-3397

Type locality

Estes Park, Larimer County, Colorado, USA.

Biogeographic realm

Nearctic

Country distribution

United States · Mexico

Subregion distribution

USA(UT, TX, NM, AZ, OK, CO)

IUCN Red List status

Least Concern

Species Permalink

https://mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1002318

Country distribution map

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Names and synonyms

Present and past (if available) associated names to the species. Click on a name to view its details.

Total: 10 names and synonyms.

Vesperimus nasutus

(J. A. Allen, 1891)

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

nasutus

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

AMNH MO-2670, AMNH MS-3397

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://portal.vertnet.org/o/amnh/mammals?id=urn-catalog-amnh-mammals-ms-3397

Authority page

299

Authority publication

Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History

Name usages

Allen (1891:299) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/9437)

Peromyscus boylii penicillatus

Mearns, 1896

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

penicillatus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

USNM:MAMM:20034 (= USNM:MAMM:A35426)

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3ca19d572-7876-49d3-8e59-40dd2ed66f8a

Authority page

139

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/7294927

Authority publication

Proceedings of the United States National Museum

Name usages

Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)

Peromyscus boylei penicillatus

Trouessart, 1904

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

penicillatus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

402

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/53423283

Authority publication

Berlin

Name usages

Trouessart (1904:402, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/53423283) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59289)

Peromyscus truei nasutus

Trouessart, 1904

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

nasutus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

403

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/53423284

Authority publication

Berlin

Name usages

Trouessart (1904:403, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/53423284) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59289)

Peromyscus nasutus

Osgood, 1909

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

nasutus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

176

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25802157

Authority publication

North American Fauna

Name usages

  1. Osgood (1909:176, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25802157) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/14930)
  2. Benson (1935:452) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/69523)
  3. Musser & Carleton (1993:734) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63347)
  4. Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)
  5. Bradley, Ammerman, Baker, Bradley, Cook, Dowler, Jones, Schmidly, Stangl, Van Den Bussche & Würsig (2014:18, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/57785980) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/19157)
  6. Wilson, Mittermeier & Lacher (2017:395) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57900)
  7. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #16682) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  8. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #16682) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  9. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1002318) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  10. Schmidly, Bradley, Yancey & Bradley (2024:36) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67259)
  11. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/16682/115137189) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Peromyscus nasutus griseus

Benson, 1932

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

griseus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

MVZ:Mamm:50819

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://arctos.database.museum/guid/MVZ:Mamm:50819

Authority page

338

Authority publication

University of California Publications in Zoology

Name usages

  1. Musser & Carleton (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8562)
  2. Wilson, Mittermeier & Lacher (2017:395) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57900)

Peromyscus nasutus nasutus

Benson, 1935

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

nasutus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

452

Authority publication

University of California Publications in Zoology

Name usages

  1. Benson (1935:452) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/69523)
  2. Wilson, Mittermeier & Lacher (2017:395) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57900)

Peromyscus difficilis nasutus

E. R. Hall, 1981

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

nasutus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

706

Authority publication

New York

Name usages

Hall (1981:706) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/35037)

Peromyscus difficilis penicillatus

E. R. Hall, 1981

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

penicillatus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

706

Authority publication

New York

Name usages

Hall (1981:706) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/35037)

Peromyscus nasutus penicillatus

D. E. Wilson, Mittermeier, & Lacher, 2017

Family

Cricetidae

Root name

penicillatus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

395

Authority publication

Barcelona

Name usages

Wilson, Mittermeier & Lacher (2017:395) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57900)

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