| Burt's deer mouse | |
|---|---|
| Conservation status | |
 Critically Endangered (IUCN 3.1) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Rodentia |
| Family: | Cricetidae |
| Subfamily: | Neotominae |
| Genus: | Peromyscus |
| Species: | P. caniceps |
| Binomial name | |
| Peromyscus caniceps Burt, 1932 | |
Burt's deer mouse (Peromyscus caniceps) is a species of rodent in the family Cricetidae. It is endemic to Mexico, where it is found only on Montserrat Island off the east coast of Baja California Sur. The species is threatened by predation by feral cats.
References
- ^ Álvarez-Castañeda, S.T.; Lacher, T.; Vázquez, E. (2018). "Peromyscus caniceps". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T16655A22361697. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-1.RLTS.T16655A22361697.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
- Musser, G. G.; Carleton, M. D. (2005). "Superfamily Muroidea". In Wilson, D. E.; Reeder, D. M. (eds.). Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed.). Johns Hopkins University Press. p. 1065. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.
| Taxon identifiers | |
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| Peromyscus caniceps | |
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- IUCN Red List critically endangered species
- Peromyscus
- Endemic mammals of Mexico
- Fauna of Gulf of California islands
- Endemic fauna of the Baja California Peninsula
- Rodents of North America
- Critically endangered biota of Mexico
- Critically endangered fauna of North America
- Mammals described in 1932
- Cricetidae stubs