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SPECIES Peromyscus californicus
Author: | Gambel, 1848. | Citation: | Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Philadelphia, 4: 78. | Common Name: | California Deermouse | Type Locality: | USA, California, Monterey Co., Monterey. | Distribution: | C and S California, USA, excluding San Joaquin Valley, to NW Baja California Norte, México. | Status: | IUCN – Lower Risk (lc). | Comments: | P. californicus species group. Electrophoretic and morphometric variation investigated by Smith (1979), who retained only a northern (californicus) and southern (insignis) subspecies. See Merritt (1978, Mammalian Species, 85). |
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| Offspring: | Synonyms:
benitoensis Grinnell and Orr, 1934 insignis Rhoads, 1895 mariposae Grinnell and Orr, 1934 parasiticus (Baird, 1857)
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