Peromyscus boylii (Rodentia: Cricetidae)
- UNCG Author/Contributor (non-UNCG co-authors, if there are any, appear on document)
- Matina C. Kalcounis-Rüppell, Professor (Creator)
- Institution
- The University of North Carolina at Greensboro (UNCG )
- Web Site: http://library.uncg.edu/
Abstract: Peromyscus boylii (Baird, 1855), the brush deermouse, is a common cricetid rodent in the southwestern United
States and Mexico. It is a member of the Peromyscus boylii species group and has had a complicated taxonomic history
because many former subspecies have been elevated to species. It is a medium-sized Peromyscus with small ears and a long,
slightly bicolored and slightly haired tail that ends in a tuft of long hairs. It prefers brushy habitat, showing an affinity for
oak–scrub oak and canyon–creek bottoms. It is not of special conservation concern.
Peromyscus boylii (Rodentia: Cricetidae)
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Additional Information
- Publication
- MAMMALIAN SPECIES 838:1–14
- Language: English
- Date: 2009
- Keywords
- brush mouse, cricetid, North America, peromyscine, rodent