Burt's deer mouse (Peromyscus caniceps) is a species of rodent in the family Cricetidae.[2] 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.[1]
| Burt's deer mouse | |
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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
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| Binomial name | |
| Peromyscus caniceps Burt, 1932
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References
edit- ^ a b 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.
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