Peromyscus guardia ssp. nov. 'Estanque Island'
Estanque deer mouse
Taxonomy & Nomenclature
Conservation Status
Extinct [if distinct] (Vázquez-Domínguez et al., 2004; Álvarez-Castañeda et al., 2008, 2018, 2025)
Last record: 1998 (captivity) (Mellink et al., 2002)
IUCN RedList status: Critically Endangered (Possibly Extinct) [as a species]
Distribution & Habitat
Estanque Island, Mexico
Biology & Ecology
Hypodigm
Media
References
Álvarez-Castañeda, S. T., Castro-Arellano, I., Lacher, T. and Vázquez, E. (2008). Peromyscus guardia. In: IUCN 2012. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2012.2. (http://www.iucnredlist.org). Downloaded on 21 October 2012.
Álvarez-Castañeda, S. T., Lacher, T. and Vázquez, E. (2018). Peromyscus guardia. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2018: e.T16664A22359973. https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T16664A22359973.en. Accessed on 07 August 2026.
Álvarez-Castañeda, S. T., Vázquez, E. and Hurtado Materon, M. A. (2025). Peromyscus guardia. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2025: e.T16664A276938034. https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2025-2.RLTS.T16664A276938034.en. Accessed on 07 August 2026.
Mellink, E., Ceballos, G. and Luevano, J. (2002). Population demise and extinction threat of the Angel de la Guarda deer mouse (Peromyscus guarda). Biological Conservation 108: 107-111.
Rios, E. and Álvarez-Castañeda, S. T. (2011). Peromyscus guardia (Rodentia: Cricetidae). Mammalian Species 43(885): 172-176.
Vázquez-Domínguez, E., Ceballos, G. and Cruzado, J. (2004). Extirpation of an insular subspecies by a single introduced cat: the case of the endemic deer mouse Peromyscus guardia on Estanque Island, Mexico. Oryx 38: 347-350.
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