The black-wristed deer mouse (Peromyscus melanocarpus) is a species of rodent in the family Cricetidae. It is found in the Sierras de Zempoaltépec, Juárez, and Mazteca, sub-ranges of the Sierra Madre de Oaxaca in southern Mexico, between 1,500 and 2,500 meters elevation.[1]
Black-wristed deer mouse | |
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P. melanocarpus in Oaxaca, Mexico | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Order: | Rodentia |
Family: | Cricetidae |
Subfamily: | Neotominae |
Genus: | Peromyscus |
Species: | P. melanocarpus |
Binomial name | |
Peromyscus melanocarpus Osgood, 1904 | |