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Peromyscus Schmidlyi
Schmidly's deer mouse (''Peromyscus schmidlyi''), is a recently described species of deer mouse from the mountains of western Mexico. It is part of the highly complex and well-studied '' Peromyscus boylii'' species complex. The uniqueness of ''Peromyscus'' from this area had long been suspected, but was only formalized in 2004 with the publication of its species description. The species was named in honor of David J. Schmidly, a mammalogist and former president of the University of New Mexico. The name "Schmidly's deer mouse" is ambiguous, as it is shared by another species, '' Habromys schmidlyi''. Description ''P. schmidlyi'', or Schmidly's deermouse, is a typical deer mouse, and can only be reliably distinguished from other members of its species group by DNA analysis. It is in length, with a tail long. The fur is reddish umber over most of the body, becoming almost white on the under parts. The feet have a grey stripe extending past the ankle, and white toes. The tail i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Habromys Schmidlyi
''Habromys schmidlyi'', sometimes known as Schmidly's deer mouse, is a species of rodent in the family Cricetidae found only in Mexico. Its natural habitat is cloud forest A cloud forest, also called a water forest, primas forest, or tropical montane cloud forest (TMCF), is a generally tropical or subtropical, evergreen, montane, moist forest characterized by a persistent, frequent or seasonal low-level cloud c ... in the Sierra de Taxco, on the border of Guerrero and Mexico states, above 1,800 meters elevation. The name "Schmidly's deer mouse" is ambiguous, as it is shared by another species, '' Peromyscus schmidlyi''. References * Habromys Endemic mammals of Mexico Fauna of the Trans-Mexican Volcanic Belt Rodents of North America Mammals described in 2005 {{Cricetidae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |