Peromyscus carletoni, Bradley, 2014

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Carleton’s Deermouse

Peromyscus carletoni

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

Taxonomy. Peromyscus carletoni: Bradley et al., 2014 , 70 km N Santa Maria del Oro ( UTM 130Q-559922-2395306), Nayarit, Mexico.

Peromyscus carletoni is in the boylii species group. Monotypic.

Distribution. Sierra Madre Occidental of EC Nayarit, and possibly W Zacatecas and N Jalisco, Mexico.

Descriptive notes. Head-body 88-101 mm, tail 87-114 mm, ear 18-22 mm, hindfoot 19-23 mm. No specific data are available for body weight. Carleton’s Deermouse is medium-sized, with dark brown dorsum, blackish at bases of hairs; sides are snuff brown fading to paler color; and venter is white at tips and blackish at bases. Tail is slightly longer than head-body length, bicolored (dark above and white below), scantily haired, and tufted at tip. Feet are white, with brown strip extended past ankles. Carleton’s Deermouse is morphologically similar to the Brush Deermouse (PF. boyliz), the Nimble-footed Deermouse ( P. levipes ), the Durango Deermouse (P. schmidlyr), and the Sinaloan Deermouse ( P. simulus ), but it can be distinguished by genetic data.

Habitat. Mesic pine-oak forest habitat at elevations greater than 2000 m. Carleton’s Deermouseis typically associated with rock outcroppings, fallen logs, and moistsoils.

Food and Feeding. No information.

Breeding. No information.

Activity patterns. Carleton’s Deermouse is presumably nocturnal.

Movements, Home range and Social organization. No information.

Status and Conservation. Not assessed on The IUCN Red List. Given its endemic distribution in a narrow region of Nayarit, Mexico, Carleton’s Deermouse should be carefully monitored.

Bibliography. Bradley, Ordénez-Garza et al. (2014).

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)

Distribution. Sierra Madre Occidental of EC Nayarit, and possibly W Zacatecas and N Jalisco, Mexico.