Peromyscus californicus Gambel 1848

Wilson, Don E. & Reeder, DeeAnn, 2005, Order Rodentia - Family Cricetidae, Mammal Species of the World: a Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3 rd Edition), Volume 2, Baltimore: The Johns Hopkins University Press, pp. 955-1189 : 1064

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scientific name	Peromyscus californicus Gambel 1848
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Peromyscus californicus Gambel 1848 , Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Philadelphia, 4: 78.

Type Locality: USA, California, Monterey Co., Monterey.

Vernacular Names: California Deermouse.

Synonyms: Peromyscus benitoensis Grinnell and Orr 1934 ; Peromyscus insignis Rhoads 1895 ; Peromyscus mariposae Grinnell and Orr 1934 ; Peromyscus parasiticus ( Baird 1857) .

Distribution: C and S California, USA, excluding San Joaquin Valley, to NW Baja California Norte, México.

Conservation: IUCN – Lower Risk (lc).

Discussion: P. californicus species group. Electrophoretic and morphometric variation investigated by Smith (1979), who retained only a northern ( californicus ) and southern ( insignis ) subspecies. See Merritt (1978, Mammalian Species, 85).