Santa Cruz mouse

Santa Cruz mouse
Conservation status
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Rodentia
Family: Cricetidae
Genus: Peromyscus
Species group: P. maniculatus
Species: P. sejugis
Binomial name
Peromyscus sejugis
Burt, 1932

The Santa Cruz mouse (Peromyscus sejugis) is a species of rodents in the family Cricetidae. It is endemic to Mexico, where it is found on Santa Cruz and San Diego Islands in the southern Gulf of California. Feral cats on Santa Cruz Island are a threat.[1]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Álvarez-Castañeda, S. T. & Castro-Arellano, I. (2008). "Peromyscus sejugis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2010.4. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 5 March 2011.