Mesquite mouse

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Mesquite mouse
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Rodentia
Family: Cricetidae
Subfamily: Neotominae
Genus: Peromyscus
Species:
P. merriami
Binomial name
Peromyscus merriami
Mearns, 1896

The mesquite mouse (Peromyscus merriami) is a species of rodent in the family Cricetidae found in Mexico and in Arizona in the United States. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 Linzey, A.V.; Timm, R.; Álvarez-Castañeda, S.T.; Castro-Arellano, I. & Lacher, T. (2008). "Peromyscus merriami". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2008. Retrieved 5 February 2010.