Cotton mouse

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Cotton mouse
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Conservation status

Secure (NatureServe)[2]
Scientific classification e
Unrecognized taxon (fix): Peromyscus
Species:
Binomial name
Peromyscus gossypinus
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      native range
Synonyms[4]
  • Hesperomys gossypinus Le Conte, 1853
  • Peromyscus gossypinus allapaticola Schwartz, 1952
  • Peromyscus anastasae Bangs, 1898
  • Hesperomys cognatus Le Conte, 1855
  • Peromyscus insulanus Bangs, 1898
  • Sitomys megacephalus Rhoads, 1894
  • Peromyscus gossypinus mississippiensis Rhoads, 1896
  • Peromyscus gossypinus nigriculus Bangs, 1896
  • Peromyscus gossypinus palmarius Bangs, 1896
  • Peromyscus gossypinus restrictus A. H. Howell, 1939
  • Peromyscus gossypinus telmaphilus Schwartz, 1952

The cotton mouse (Peromyscus gossypinus) is a species of rodent in the Cricetidae family. It is found only in the United States. This mouse is very close to extinction.

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