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27 July 2009 Peromyscus boylii (Rodentia: Cricetidae)
Matina C. Kalcounis-Rueppell, Tracey R. Spoon
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Abstract

Peromyscus boylii (Baird, 1855), the brush deermouse, is a common cricetid rodent in the southwestern United States and Mexico. It is a member of the Peromyscus boylii species group and has had a complicated taxonomic history because many former subspecies have been elevated to species. It is a medium-sized Peromyscus with small ears and a long, slightly bicolored and slightly haired tail that ends in a tuft of long hairs. It prefers brushy habitat, showing an affinity for oak–scrub oak and canyon–creek bottoms. It is not of special conservation concern.

Matina C. Kalcounis-Rueppell and Tracey R. Spoon "Peromyscus boylii (Rodentia: Cricetidae)," Mammalian Species 2009(838), 1-14, (27 July 2009). https://doi.org/10.1644/838.1
Published: 27 July 2009
KEYWORDS
Brush Mouse
cricetid
North America
peromyscine
rodent
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