Peromyscus megalops
C. H. Merriam, 1898
Broad-faced Deermouse
Distribution :
Humid forests in mountains of C Guerrero, S and NC Oaxaca, México.
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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
Authority citation
Merriam, C.H. 1898-04-30. Descriptions of twenty new species and a new subgenus of Peromyscus from Mexico and Guatemala. Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington 12:115-125.
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Original name as described
Peromyscus megalops
Other common names
Brown Deermouse
Type material
USNM:MAMM:71592
Type kind
holotype
Type specimen URI
Type locality
La Cieneguilla Ranch, near Santa Maria Ozolotepec, 10, 000 feet (= 3048 m), Oaxaca, Mexico.
Biogeographic realm
Nearctic
Country distribution
Mexico
IUCN Red List status
Least Concern
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Names and synonyms
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Total: 5 names and synonyms.
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