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Peromyscus polionotus decoloratus Howell, 1939:363

Pallid beach mouse, Ponce de Leon Beach deer mouse, Southeastern beach mouse

 

 

Taxonomy & Nomenclature

Probably a synonym of P. p. phasma (Kalkvik, 2012).

 

Conservation Status

Extinct

Last record: 1946 (1959?)

IUCN RedList status: Extinct

 

Distribution

Flagler & Volusia Counties, Florida, USA

 

Biology

 

 

Hypodigm

Type locality: Mosquito Inlet, Volusia County, Florida

MSB 64761 (Museum of Southwestern Biology)
MSB 64762 (Museum of Southwestern Biology)

 

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References

Hall, E. Raymond. (1981). The Mammals of North America, Vols. I & II. John Wiley & Sons, New York, New York. 1181 pp.

Humphrey, S. R. (1992). Beach Mice, pp. 76-91. In: Rare and Endangered Biota of Florida. Vol. I Mammals. Gainesville, Florida: University Press of Florida.

Kalkvik, Håkon Myklevoll. (2012). Conservation and population biology: genetics, demography and habitat requirements of the Atlantic coast beach mice. Dissertation, University of Central Florida .

Layne, J. N. (ed.). (1978). Rare and endangered biota of Florida. Vol. 1. Mammals. State of Florida Game and Freshwater Fish Commission. xx + 52 pp.

Linzey, A. V. and NatureServe (Hammerson, G.). (2008). Peromyscus polionotus. In: IUCN 2013. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.1. (http://www.iucnredlist.org). Downloaded on 30 July 2013.

NatureServe. (2015). NatureServe Explorer: An online encyclopedia of life [web application]. Version 7.1. NatureServe, Arlington, Virginia. Available http://explorer.natureserve.org. (Accessed: August 22, 2015).

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