Stirton's deer mouse
| Stirton's deer mouse | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Rodentia |
| Family: | Cricetidae |
| Genus: | Peromyscus |
| Species group: | P. mexicanus |
| Species: | P. stirtoni |
| Binomial name | |
| Peromyscus stirtoni Dickey, 1928 | |
Stirton's deer mouse (Peromyscus stirtoni) is a species of rodent in the family Cricetidae.[2] It is found in El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, and Nicaragua. P. stirtoni is widely distributed and is presumed to have a large population and a tolerance of habitat destruction, though its biology is poorly understood.[1] The species is named after Ruben A. Stirton (1901-1966), an American zoologist associated with the University of California at Berkeley.[3]
References
- 1 2 Woodman, N.; Reid, F.; Cajas, J.O.; Timm, R. (2008). "Peromyscus stirtoni". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species (IUCN) 2008: e.T16693A6292968. Retrieved 22 November 2015.
- ↑ 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. pp. 1078–1079. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.
- ↑ Beolens, B.; Watkins, M.; Grayson, M. (2009-09-28). The Eponym Dictionary of Mammals. The Johns Hopkins University Press. pp. 394–395. ISBN 978-0801893049. OCLC 270129903.
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