Peromyscus beatae Thomas, 1903

López, Celeste M., Turcios-Casco, Manfredo A., van den Berghe, Eric, Ordóñez-Garza, Nicté & Alvarez, Martin R., 2024, A Taxonomic Odyssey: An annotated checklist of Peromyscus (Cricetidae, Rodentia) in Honduras, ZooKeys 1218, pp. 315-332 : 315-332

Peromyscus beatae Thomas, 1903

Distribution.

Comayagua, Francisco Morazán, and Lempira departments (Fig. 2 ).

Ecoregions and elevation.

Central American montane, dry, and pine-oak forests (300–2850 m a. s. l.).

Comments.

The taxonomic classification of the P. boylii group has not undergone significant changes. However, Bradley et al. (2000) analyzed the taxonomy of the subspecies P. boylii sacarensis Dickey, 1928 using DNA sequences from the mitochondrial cytochrome b gene. As a result of this study, it is now considered as P. beatae ( Bradley et al. 2000, 2017) (Table 1 ). Thus, specimens previously identified as P. b. sacarensis in Honduras should now be recognized as individuals of P. beatae . We verified the coordinates provided by Bradley et al. (2000), and the approximate coordinates corresponding to “ 2 mi NE El Hatillo ” and “ 10 mi SE Tegucigalpa ” and found them to be incorrectly attributed to the Olancho Department; these specimens belong to the department of Francisco Morazán. Cassola (2016) suggested the occurrence of P. beatae in other regions in western Honduras, but no tangible evidence corroborates this speculation.

Figures

Figure 2. Distribution of P. beatae in Honduras.