Belongs within: Peromyscini.
Contains: Peromyscus maniculatus.
The deer mice of the genus Peromyscus are a diverse assemblage found in North and Central America. Deer mice have tails as long as or longer than the head and body, a long soft pelage, and narrow hind feet (Goodwin 1969). The majority of species are placed in the subgenus Peromyscus, found over the greater part of North America. The subgenus Megadontomys (alternatively treated as a separate genus) includes the giant deer mouse, found in the highlands of Mexico. As indicated by their vernacular name, Megadontomys species are significantly larger than most species of Peromyscus sensu stricto. The diversity of Peromyscus species, both at the specific and subspecific levels, has lead to them becoming a model group for many studies of evolutionary processes.
Peromyscus
|--+--Osgoodomys banderanusFS15
| `--+--+--P. crinitusFS15
| | | |--P. c. crinitusB40
| | | |--P. c. delgadilli Benson 1940B40
| | | |--P. c. disparilisB40
| | | |--P. c. rupicolus Benson 1940B40
| | | |--P. c. scopulorum Benson 1940B40
| | | `--P. c. stephensiB40
| | `--+--P. californicusFS15
| | `--+--P. canicepsFS15
| | |--P. dickeyiFS15
| | |--P. eremicusFS15
| | | |--P. e. eremicusMB86
| | | `--P. e. phaeurus Osgood 1904MB86
| | |--P. evaFS15
| | |--P. fraterculusFS15
| | |--P. guardiaFS15
| | |--P. interparietalisFS15
| | |--P. merriamiFS15
| | |--P. pembertoniFS15
| | `--P. pseudocrinitusFS15
| `--+--+--P. gossypinusFS15
| | | |--P. g. gossypinusBP87
| | | `--P. g. lapaticolaBP87
| | `--P. leucopusFS15
| | |--P. l. leucopusB75
| | |--P. l. affinisG69
| | |--P. l. fususBS37
| | |--P. l. incensusG69
| | |--P. l. lachiguiriensisG69
| | |--P. l. noveboracensis (Fisher 1829) [=Mus sylvaticus noveboracensis]B75
| | `--P. l. tornilloF68
| `--+--P. keeniFS15 [=P. maniculatus keeniJ68]
| |--P. maniculatusFS15
| |--P. melanotis Allen & Chapman 1897FS15, MB86
| |--P. nesodytes Wilson 1936FS15, AC98
| |--P. polionotusFS15
| | |--P. p. polionotusBP87
| | |--P. p. allophrysBP87
| | |--P. p. ammobatesBP87
| | |--P. p. leucocephalusD51
| | `--P. p. trissyllepsisBP87
| |--P. sejugisFS15
| `--P. sleviniFS15
`--+--+--P. alstoniYBB79 [=Neotomodon alstoniFS15]
| `--P. floridanusYBB79 [=Podomys floridanusFS15]
`--+--P. hooperi Lee & Schmidly 1977FS15, MB86
`--+--P. poliusFS15
`--+--+--P. mayensisFS15
| `--+--+--P. megalopsFS15
| | | |--P. m. megalopsG69
| | | |--P. m. auritusG69
| | | `--P. m. azulensisG69
| | `--+--P. stirtoniFS15
| | `--P. yucatanicusFS15
| `--+--+--P. perfulvusFS15
| | `--+--P. mekisturusFS15
| | `--P. melanophrysFS15
| | |--P. m. melanophrysMB86
| | |--P. m. coahuilensis Baker 1952MB86
| | |--P. m. consobrinus Osgood 1904MB86
| | |--P. m. micropus Baker 1952MB86
| | `--P. m. xenurus Osgood 1904MB86
| `--+--+--P. melanocarpusFS15
| | `--P. melanurusFS15 [=P. megalops melanurusG69]
| `--+--P. zarhynchusFS15
| `--+--+--P. gymnotisFS15
| | `--P. mexicanusFS15
| | |--P. m. mexicanusG69
| | |--P. m. putlaensisG69
| | |--P. m. teapensisG69
| | `--P. m. totontepecusG69
| `--+--P. aztecusFS15
| `--+--P. grandisFS15
| `--P. guatemalensisFS15
`--+--+--+--P. pectoralis Osgood 1904FS15, MB86
| | | |--P. p. pectoralisKZ75
| | | |--P. p. collinusKZ75
| | | `--P. p. laceianus Bailey 1906MB86
| | `--+--P. furvusFS15
| | `--P. ochraventerFS15
| `--+--+--P. gratusFS15 [=P. truei gratusMB86]
| | `--P. trueiFS15
| | |--P. t. trueiMB86
| | |--P. t. gentilis Osgood 1904MB86
| | `--P. t. zapotecaeG69
| `--+--P. attwateriFS15
| `--+--P. nasutusFS15
| `--+--P. bullatusFS15
| `--P. difficilis (Allen 1891)FS15, MB86
| |--P. d. difficilisMB86
| |--P. d. amplusG69
| |--P. d. felipensisG69
| `--P. d. petricola Hoffmeister & de la Torre 1959MB86
`--+--HabromysFS15
| |--+--H. simulatusFS15 [=Peromyscus simulatusG69]
| | `--+--H. delicatulusFS15
| | `--H. schmidlyiFS15
| `--+--H. lophurusFS15 [=Peromyscus lophurusG69]
| `--+--H. lepturusFS15 [=Peromyscus lepturusG69]
| `--+--H. chinantecoFS15 [=Peromyscus chinantecoBP87]
| `--H. ixtlani (Goodwin 1964)FS15, G69 [=Peromyscus ixtlaniG69]
`--+--P. sagaxFS15
`--+--+--P. spicilegus Allen 1897FS15, MB86 [=P. boylii spicilegusKZ75]
| `--+--P. hylocetesFS15
| `--P. winkelmanniFS15
`--+--+--P. beataeFS15 [=P. boylii beataeKZ75]
| `--+--P. levipesFS15 [=P. boylii levipesKZ75]
| `--P. schmidlyiFS15
`--+--P. madrensisFS15
`--+--P. stephaniFS15
`--+--P. boyliiFS15
| |--P. b. boyliiKZ75
| |--P. b. ambiguusKZ75
| |--P. b. rowleyi (Allen 1893)MB86
| `--P. b. utahensisKZ75
`--P. simulusFS15 [=P. boylii similusKZ75]
Peromyscus incertae sedis:
P. angustirostris Hall & Alvarez 1961HA61
P. anyapahensis White 1966AC98
P. banderanusG69
|--P. b. banderanusG69
|--P. b. angelensisG69
|--P. b. coatlanensisG69
`--P. b. sloeopsG69
P. comancheKZ75
P. craginiMH03
P. evides [incl. P. hylocetes yautepecus Goodwin 1955]G69
P. flavidusBP87
P. hondurensisG69
P. latirostrisHA61
P. nudipesHY75
P. nuttalliE38
|--P. n. nuttalliE38
`--P. n. aureolusE38
P. oaxacensisG69
P. oreasIT07
P. sitkensisIT07*Type species of generic name indicated
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