Slevin's mouse (''Peromyscus slevini''), also known as the Catalina deer mouse, is a species of
rodent in the family
Cricetidae.
It is
endemic to
Isla Santa Catalina
Isla Santa Catalina, officially known as Isla Catalana, is an island in the Gulf of California east of the Baja Peninsula, Baja California Peninsula. The island is uninhabited and is part of the Loreto Municipality, Baja California Sur, Loreto M ...
off the east coast of
Baja California Sur
Baja California Sur (; 'South Lower California'), officially the Free and Sovereign State of Baja California Sur ( es, Estado Libre y Soberano de Baja California Sur), is the least populated state and the 31st admitted state of the 32 federal ent ...
, an island with an area of about , and it is the only native mammal on the island.
It is named for
Joseph Slevin, a curator at the
California Academy of Sciences.
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Slevin's mouse is a large-bodied mouse, measuring about in total length, of which are the tail. They have pale cinnamon fur, mixed with dusky hairs, over the body, head, and flanks, with near-white underparts. They appear very similar to the related ]California mouse
The California deermouse or California mouse (''Peromyscus californicus'') is a species of rodent in the subfamily Neotominae in the family Cricetidae. It is the only species in the ''Peromyscus californicus'' species group. It is found in nort ...
, but are paler in color and slightly larger. However, it may be most closely related to the North American deer mouse.Northern Baja deer mouse
The Northern Baja deer mouse (''Peromyscus fraterculus'') is a species of deer mouse native to Southern California and the Baja California peninsula as well as several islands in the Gulf of California
The Gulf of California ( es, Golfo de C ...
,[
]
References
Peromyscus
Mammals described in 1924
Fauna of Gulf of California islands
Endemic mammals of Mexico
Endemic fauna of the Baja California Peninsula
Endangered animals
Taxonomy articles created by Polbot
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