Podomys floridanus (Chapman, 1889) . Bull. Am. Mus. Nat. Hist., 2:117.

TYPE LOCALITY: USA, Florida, Alachua Co., Gainesville .

DISTRIBUTION: Peninsular Florida, USA.

COMMENTS: Smith et al. (1973) noted low heterozygosity levels within populations and high genetic similarity between them. Status considered threatened by Florida agencies due to disappearance of scrub habitat (see Layne, 1990).