Peromyscus difficilis (Rock Mouse, zacatecan Deer Mouse)

Common Names

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Common Names in English:

Rock Mouse, Zacatecan Deer Mouse

Common Names in Spanish:

Rat�n De Roca

Description

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Habitat

Biome: Terrestrial

Taxonomy

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Domain: Eukaryota () - Whittaker & Margulis,1978
- Kingdom: Animalia () - Linnaeus, 1758 - animals
  - Subkingdom: Bilateria () - (Hatschek, 1888) Cavalier-Smith, 1983
    - Branch: Deuterostomia () - Grobben, 1908
      - Infrakingdom: Chordonia () - (Haeckel, 1874) Cavalier-Smith, 1998
        Phylum: Chordata () - Bateson, 1885 - Chordates
        Subphylum: Vertebrata () - Cuvier, 1812 - Vertebrates
        Infraphylum: Gnathostomata () - Auct. - Jawed Vertebrates
        Superclass: Tetrapoda () - Goodrich, 1930
        Class: Mammalia () - C. Linnaeus, 1758 - Mammals
        Subclass: Theriiformes () - (Rowe, 1988) M.c. Mckenna & S.k. Bell, 1997
        Infraclass: Holotheria () - (Wible Et Al., 1995) M.c. Mckenna & S.k. Bell, 1997
        Superlegion: Trechnotheria () - Mckenna, 1975
        Legion: Cladotheria () - Mckenna, 1975
        Sublegion: Zatheria () - Mckenna, 1975
        Infralegion: Tribosphenida () - (Mckenna, 1975) M.c. Mckenna & S.k. Bell, 1997
        Supercohort: Theria () - (Parker & Haswell, 1897) M.c. Mckenna & S.k. Bell, 1997
        Cohort: Placentalia () - (Owen, 1837) M.c. Mckenna & S.k. Bell, 1997
        Magnorder: Epitheria () - (Mckenna, 1975) M.c. Mckenna & S.k. Bell, 1997
        Superorder: Preptotheria () - (Mckenna, 1975) Mckenna, in Stucky & Mckenna, in Benton, Ed., 1993
        Grandorder: Anagalida () - (Szalay & Mckenna, 1971) Mckenna, 1975
        Mirorder: Simplicidentata () - (Weber, 1904) M.c. Mckenna & S.k. Bell, 1997
        Order: Rodentia () - Bowdich, 1821 - Rodents
        Suborder: Myomorpha () - Brandt, 1855
        Infraorder: Myodonta () - (Schaub, in Grass� & Dekeyser, 1955) M.c. Mckenna & S.k. Bell, 1997
        Superfamily: Muroidea () - Illiger, 1811
        Family: Muridae () - (Illiger, 1811) Gray, 1821:303
        Subfamily: Sigmodontinae ()
        Tribe: Peromyscini ()
        Genus: Peromyscus () - Gloger, 1841
        Specific name: difficilis - (J. A. Allen, 1891)
        Scientific name: - Peromyscus difficilis (J. A. Allen, 1891)

Notes

Name Status: Accepted Name . Latest taxonomic scrutiny: 06-Sep-2004

Similar Species

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Members of the genus Peromyscus

There are approximately 278 species in this genus. Here are just 100 of them:

P. antiquus · P. attwateri (Texas Mouse) · P. aztecus (Aztec Mouse) · P. aztecus aztecus · P. aztecus evides · P. aztecus hylocetes · P. aztecus oaxacensis · P. banderanus (Black Rockcod) · P. baumgartneri · P. beatae · P. berendsensis · P. boylei · P. boylei rowleyi · P. boylii (Brush Mouse) · P. boylii ambiguus · P. boylii boylii · P. boylii glasselli · P. boylii levipes · P. boylii nowleyi · P. boylii rowleyi · P. boylii sacarensis · P. boylii utahensis (Brush Mouse) · P. bullatus (Perote Mouse) · P. californicus (California Mouse) · P. californicus benitoensis · P. californicus californicus · P. californicus insignis · P. californicus parasiticus · P. californicus prarsiticus · P. canadensis · P. caniceps (Burt's Deer Mouse) · P. cochrani · P. collatus · P. complexus · P. cragini · P. crinitis · P. crinitus (Canyon Mouse) · P. crinitus auripectus · P. crinitus disparilis · P. crinitus eremicus (Cactus Mouse) · P. crinitus rupicolus · P. crinitus scopulorum · P. crinitus stephensi · P. cumberlandensis · P. dickeyi (Dickey's Deer Mouse) · P. difficilis (Rock Mouse) · P. difficilis amplus · P. difficilis difficilis · P. difficilis felipensis · P. difficilis petricola · P. difficilis saxicola · P. eremicus (Cactus Mouse) · P. eremicus anthonyi · P. eremicus avius · P. eremicus cedrosensis · P. eremicus cinereus · P. eremicus eremicus (Baja Mouse) · P. eremicus fraterculus · P. eremicus insulicola · P. eremicus papagensis · P. eremicus polypolius · P. eremicus propinquus · P. eremicus pullus · P. eremicus tiburonensis · P. eva (Eva's Desert Mouse) · P. eva carmeni · P. eva eva · P. flavidus · P. floridanus · P. fraterculus (Baja Mouse) · P. furvus (Blackish Deer Mouse) · P. gossypinus (Cotton Mouse) · P. gossypinus allapaticola (Cotton Mouse) · P. gossypinus anastasae · P. gossypinus gossypinus (Cotton Mouse) · P. gossypinus megacephalus · P. gossypinus palmarius · P. gossypinus restrictus (Chadwick Beach Cotton Mouse) · P. gossypinus telamphilus · P. grandis (Big Deer Mouse) · P. gratus (Osgood's Mouse) · P. gratus erasmus · P. gratus gentilis · P. gratus gratus · P. gratus zapotecae · P. guardia (Angel Island Mouse) · P. guardia guardia · P. guardia harbisoni · P. guardia interparietalis · P. guardia mejiae · P. guatemalensis (Guatemalan Deer Mouse) · P. gymnotis (Naked-Eared Deer Mouse) · P. gymnotis gymnotis · P. hagermanensis · P. hooperi (Hooper's Mouse) · P. hybrid · P. hylocetes · P. hylocetes hylocetes · P. imperfectus · P. intermedius

Bibliography

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Banks, R. C., R. W. McDiarmid, and A. L. Gardner 1987. Checklist of Vertebrates of the United States, the U.S. Territories, and Canada. Resource Publication, no. 166. United States Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service. Washington, D.C., USA. 79.
Wilson, Don E., and DeeAnn M. Reeder, eds. 1993. Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference, 2nd ed., 3rd printing. Smithsonian Institution Press. Washington, DC, USA. xviii + 1207. ISBN: 1-56098-217-9.

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Notes

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Contributors

Baillie, J. 1996. In IUCN 2008. 2008 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCNRedList.org. Downloaded July 19, 2008.
Baillie, J. 1996. Peromyscus difficilis. In: IUCN 2006. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. www.iucnredlist.org . Downloaded on 20 October 2006.
Bisby, F.A., Y.R. Roskov, M.A. Ruggiero, T.M. Orrell, L.E. Paglinawan, P.W. Brewer, N. Bailly, J. van Hertum, eds (2007). Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: 2007 Annual Checklist. Species 2000: Reading, U.K.
Brands, S.J. (comp.) 1989-2006. Systema Naturae 2000. The Taxonomicon. Universal Taxonomic Services, Amsterdam, The Netherlands. Accessed October 3, 2006.
Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Accessed March 11, 2008. http://www.gbif.org Mediated distribution data from 10 providers.
Universal Biological Indexer and Organizer. uBio.org accessed July 17, 2008.

Data Sources

Accessed through GBIF Data Portal March 11, 2008:

Burke Museum: Mammal Specimens
Comisión nacional para el conocimiento y uso de la biodiversidad: Colección de Mamíferos de la Sierra Volcánica Transversal de México (UAM-I)
Comisión nacional para el conocimiento y uso de la biodiversidad: Colección de Mamíferos de Nuevo León, México (UANL)
Los Angeles County Museum of Natural History: Vertebrate specimens
Louisiana State University Museum of Natural Science: Mammal specimens
Marine Science Institute, UCSB: Paleobiology Database
Michigan State University Museum: Vertebrate specimens
Museum of Texas Tech University (TTU): Mammal specimens
Museum of Vertebrate Zoology: Terrestrial vertebrate specimens
UNIBIO, IBUNAM: CNMA/Coleccion Nacional de Mamiferos
University of Alaska Museum of the North: MSB Mammals Specimens

Identifiers

Biodiversity Heritage Library NamebankID: 2482494
Catalogue of Life Accepted Name Code: ITS-180285
Global Biodiversity Information Facility Taxonkey: 241838
Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Serial Number (TSN): 180285
IUCN ID: 16658
Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 9274