Zempoaltepec
The zempoaltepec (Peromyscus melanocarpus) is a species of rodent in the family Cricetidae.
| Zempoaltepec | |
|---|---|
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| P. melanocarpus in Oaxaca, Mexico | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Rodentia |
| Family: | Cricetidae |
| Subfamily: | Neotominae |
| Genus: | Peromyscus |
| Species: | P. melanocarpus |
| Binomial name | |
| Peromyscus melanocarpus Osgood, 1904 | |
It is found only in Mexico.
References
- Álvarez-Castañeda, S.T.; Castro-Arellano, I.; Lacher, T.; Vázquez, E.; Arroyo-Cabrales, J. & de Grammont, P.C. (2008). "Peromyscus melanocarpus". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN. 2008: e.T16676A6277567. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2008.RLTS.T16676A6277567.en. Retrieved 24 December 2017.
- Musser, G. G. and M. D. Carleton. (2005). Superfamily Muroidea. pp. 894–1531 in Mammal Species of the World a Taxonomic and Geographic Reference. D. E. Wilson and D. M. Reeder eds. Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore.
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