San Esteban Island mouse
| San Esteban Island mouse | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Rodentia |
| Family: | Cricetidae |
| Genus: | Peromyscus |
| Species group: | P. boylii |
| Species: | P. stephani |
| Binomial name | |
| Peromyscus stephani Townsend, 1912 | |
The San Esteban Island mouse (Peromyscus stephani) is a species of rodent in the family Cricetidae.[2] It is endemic to Mexico, where it is known only from San Esteban Island in the northern Gulf of California.[1]
References
- 1 2 Álvarez-Castañeda, S.T. & Castro-Arellano, I. (2008). "Peromyscus stephani". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2010.4. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 5 March 2011.
- ↑ Musser, G.G.; Carleton, M.D. (2005). "Superfamily Muroidea". In Wilson, D.E.; Reeder, D.M. Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed.). Johns Hopkins University Press. p. 1078. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.
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