ADW: Peromyscus: CLASSIFICATION

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Kingdom Animalia (animals)
- Eumetazoa (metazoans)
  - Bilateria (bilaterally symmetrical animals)
    - Deuterostomia (deuterostomes)
      - Phylum Chordata (chordates)
        
        Craniata (craniates)
        
        Subphylum Vertebrata (vertebrates)
        
        Superclass Gnathostomata (jawed vertebrates)
        
        Euteleostomi (bony vertebrates)
        
        Class Sarcopterygii (lobe-finned fishes and terrestrial vertebrates)
        
        Tetrapoda (tetrapods)
        
        Amniota (amniotes)
        
        Synapsida (synapsids)
        
        Class Mammalia (mammals)
        
        Subclass Theria (Therian mammals)
        
        Infraclass Eutheria (placental mammals)
        
        Order Rodentia (rodents)
        
        Suborder Myomorpha (mice, rats, gerbils, jerboas, and relatives)
        
        Superfamily Muroidea (mice, rats, gerbils, and relatives)
        
        Family Cricetidae (New World rats and mice, voles, hamsters, and relatives)
        
        Subfamily Neotominae (deer mice, woodrats, and relatives)
        
        Genus Peromyscus (deer mice and white-footed mice)
        
        Species Peromyscus attwateri (Texas mouse)
        
        Species Peromyscus aztecus (Aztec mouse)
        
        Species Peromyscus beatae (Orizaba deermouse)
        
        Species Peromyscus boylii (brush mouse)
        
        Species Peromyscus bullatus (Perote mouse)
        
        Species Peromyscus californicus (California mouse)
        
        Species Peromyscus caniceps (Burt's deer mouse)
        
        Species Peromyscus crinitus (canyon mouse)
        
        Species Peromyscus dickeyi (Dickey's deer mouse)
        
        Species Peromyscus difficilis (Zacatecan deer mouse)
        
        Species Peromyscus eremicus (cactus mouse)
        
        Species Peromyscus eva (Eva's desert mouse)
        
        Species Peromyscus fraterculus (Northern Baja deermouse)
        
        Species Peromyscus furvus (blackish deer mouse)
        
        Species Peromyscus gossypinus (cotton mouse)
        
        Species Peromyscus grandis (big deer mouse)
        
        Species Peromyscus gratus (Osgood's mouse)
        
        Species Peromyscus guardia (Angel Island mouse)
        
        Species Peromyscus guatemalensis (Guatemalan deer mouse)
        
        Species Peromyscus gymnotis (naked-eared deer mouse)
        
        Species Peromyscus hooperi (Hooper's mouse)
        
        Species Peromyscus hylocetes (transvolcanic deermouse)
        
        Species Peromyscus interparietalis (San Lorenzo mouse)
        
        Species Peromyscus keeni (northwestern deermouse)
        
        Species Peromyscus leucopus (white-footed mouse)
        
        Species Peromyscus levipes (nimble-footed mouse)
        
        Species Peromyscus madrensis (Tres Marias Island mouse)
        
        Species Peromyscus maniculatus (deer mouse)
        
        Species Peromyscus mayensis (Maya mouse)
        
        Species Peromyscus megalops (brown deer mouse)
        
        Species Peromyscus mekisturus (puebla deer mouse)
        
        Species Peromyscus melanocarpus (Zempoaltepec deer mouse)
        
        Species Peromyscus melanophrys (plateau mouse)
        
        Species Peromyscus melanotis (black-eared mouse)
        
        Species Peromyscus melanurus (black-tailed mouse)
        
        Species Peromyscus merriami (mesquite mouse)
        
        Species Peromyscus mexicanus (Mexican deer mouse)
        
        Species Peromyscus nasutus (northern rock mouse)
        
        Species Peromyscus ochraventer (El Carrizo deer mouse)
        
        Species Peromyscus pectoralis (white-ankled mouse)
        
        Species Peromyscus pembertoni (Pemberton's deer mouse)
        
        Species Peromyscus perfulvus (marsh mouse)
        
        Species Peromyscus polionotus (oldfield mouse)
        
        Species Peromyscus polius (Chihuahuan mouse)
        
        Species Peromyscus pseudocrinitus (false canyon mouse)
        
        Species Peromyscus sagax (Michoac\\u00e1n deermouse)
        
        Species Peromyscus sejugis (Santa Cruz mouse)
        
        Species Peromyscus simulus (Nayarit mouse)
        
        Species Peromyscus slevini (Slevin's mouse)
        
        Species Peromyscus spicilegus (gleaning mouse)
        
        Species Peromyscus stephani (San Esteban Island mouse)
        
        Species Peromyscus stirtoni (Stirton's deer mouse)
        
        Species Peromyscus truei (pinyon mouse)
        
        Species Peromyscus winkelmanni (Winkelmann's mouse)
        
        Species Peromyscus yucatanicus (Yucatan deer mouse)
        
        Species Peromyscus zarhynchus (Chiapan deer mouse)

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To cite this page: Myers, P., R. Espinosa, C. S. Parr, T. Jones, G. S. Hammond, and T. A. Dewey. 2012. The Animal Diversity Web (online). Accessed at http://animaldiversity.org.

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Peromyscusdeer mice and white-footed mice

Peromyscus
deer mice and white-footed mice