Peromyscus bullatus, Osgood, 1904

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Perote Deermouse

Peromyscus bullatus

French: Péromyscus de Perote / German: Perote-Hirschmaus / Spanish: Raton ciervo de Perote

Other common names: Perote Mouse

Taxonomy. Peromyscus bullatus Osgood, 1904 , Perote, Veracruz, Mexico.

Peromyscus bullatus is in the true: species group. Monotypic.

Distribution. Known only from a few localities in extreme E Puebla and WC Veracruz, Mexico.

Descriptive notes. Head-body 88- 104 mm, tail 87-119 mm, ear 23-27 mm, hindfoot 19-25 mm; weight 20-36 g. The Perote Deermouse 1s medium-sized, with large ears. It morphologically most closely resembles the Pinyon Deermouse (P. truei ) and the Southern Rock Deermouse ( P. difficilis ), but the Perote Deermouse has much larger auditory bullae (largest in the genus by some authorities). Dorsum is rich ocherous brown, washed with dusky color along mid-dorsal line. Venter is creamy white. Feet are white fading to darker color at ankles. Tail is bicolored (brownish above and lighter below).

Habitat. Sandysoils of xeric scrublands with scarce weeds and grasses (but apparently ample cover), captured only at an elevation of 2377 m.

Food and Feeding. No information.

Breeding. Reproduction is thought to take place in spring and early summer.

Activity patterns. The Perote Deermouse is presumably nocturnal.

Movements, Home range and Social organization. No information.

Status and Conservation. Classified as Critically Endangered on The IUCN Red List. The Perote Deermouse has a very restricted distribution.

Bibliography. Hall (1981), Hall & Dalquest (1963), Hoffmeister (1951), Musser & Carleton (2005), Osgood (1904), Rojas (2014c), Valdéz & Ceballos (1997).

Figures

284. Blackish Deermouse (Peromyscus furvus), 285. Wide-rostrum Deermouse (Peromyscus latirostris), 286. Michoacan Deermouse (Peromyscus sagax), 287. Tres Marias Deermouse (Peromyscus madrenss), 288. San Esteban Deermouse (Peromyscus stephani), 289. Sinaloan Deermouse (Peromyscus simulus), 290. Brush Deermouse (Peromyscus boylu), 291. Durango Deermouse (Peromyscus schmidly), 292. Nimble-footed Deermouse (Peromyscus levipes), 293. Carleton’s Deermouse (Peromyscus carletoni), 294. Kilpatrick's Deermouse (Peromyscus kilpatricki), 295. Orizaba Deermouse (Peromyscus beatae), 296. Gleaning Deermouse (Peromyscus spicilegus), 297. Coalcoman Deermouse (Peromyscus winkelmanni), 298. Oaxacan Deermouse (Peromyscus oaxacensis), 299. Transvolcanic Deermouse (Peromyscus hylocetes), 300. Aztec Deermouse (Peromyscus aztecus), 301. Northern White-ankled Deermouse (Peromyscus laceianus), 302. Southern White-ankled Deermouse (Peromyscus pectoralis), 303. Saxicoline Deermouse (Peromyscus gratus), 304. El Carrizo Deermouse (Peromyscus ochraventer), 305. Chihuahuan Deermouse (Peromyscus polius), 306. Pinyon Deermouse (Peromyscus true), 307. Texas Deermouse (Peromyscus attwateri), 308. Northern Rock Deermouse (Peromyscus nasutus), 309. Southern Rock Deermouse (Peromyscus difficilis), 310. Perote Deermouse (Peromyscus bullatus), 312. Oaxacan Big-toothed Deermouse (Megadontomys cryophilus), 313. Nelson's Big-toothed Deermouse (Megadontomys nelsoni), 314. Xico Deermouse (Habromys simulatus), 315. Delicate Deermouse (Habromys delicatulus), 316. Schmidly’s Deermouse (Habromys schmidlyi), 317. Ixtlan Deermouse (Habromys ixtlani), 318. Chinanteco Deermouse (Habromys chinanteco), 319. Zempoaltepec Deermouse (Habromys lepturus), 320. Crested-tailed Deermouse (Habromys lophurus)