Mammalia - Rodentia - Cricetidae
Alternative combination: Musculus leucopus
Belongs to Peromyscus according to W. W. Dalquest and G. E. Schultz 1992
See also Dalquest and Roth 1970, Hay 1902, Kurten and Anderson 1980 and Wilson 1967
Sister taxa: Peromyscus antiquus, Peromyscus anyapahensis, Peromyscus baumgartneri, Peromyscus berendsensis, Peromyscus boylii, Peromyscus brachygnathus, Peromyscus cochrani, Peromyscus complexus, Peromyscus cragini, Peromyscus crinitus, Peromyscus cumberlandensis, Peromyscus dentalis, Peromyscus difficilis, Peromyscus eremicus, Peromyscus gossypinus, Peromyscus hagermanensis, Peromyscus imperfectus, Peromyscus irvingtonensis, Peromyscus kansasensis, Peromyscus maniculatus, Peromyscus maximus, Peromyscus minimus, Peromyscus nesodytes, Peromyscus nosher, Peromyscus parvus, Peromyscus pectoralis, Peromyscus polionotus, Peromyscus progressus, Peromyscus sarmocophinus, Peromyscus truei
Ecology: ground dwelling herbivore
Distribution:
• Quaternary of Canada (1: Quebec collection), Mexico (1), United States (16: Georgia, Indiana, Maryland, Michigan, Pennsylvania, Texas, Virginia)
Total: 18 collections each including a single occurrence
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