| Author: | Baird, 1855. |
| Citation: | Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Philadelphia, 7: 332. |
| Common Name: | Silky Pocket Mouse |
| Type Locality: | USA, Texas, El Paso Co., El Paso. |
| Distribution: | SW Great Plains and intermountain plateaus from South Dakota, E Wyoming, and SE Utah (USA) south to Sonora and Puebla (Mexico). |
| Status: | IUCN – Lower Risk (nt) as P. f. goodpasteri; otherwise Lower Risk (lc). |
| Comments: | Revised by Baker (1954); subspecies listed by Hall (1981) and reviewed by Williams et al. (1993). Wilson (1973) considered merriami conspecific, but Anderson (1972) Lee and Engstrom (1991) documented species distinctness of merriami from flavus (see below). Reviewed by Best and Skupski (1994a, Mammalian Species No. 471). |
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