Cotton mouse

Cotton mouse

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Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Rodentia
Family: Cricetidae
Subfamily: Neotominae
Genus: Peromyscus
Species:
P. gossypinus
Binomial name
Peromyscus gossypinus
(Le Conte, 1853)[3]: 411–412 
      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.

References

  1. ↑ Cassola, F. (2017) [errata version of 2016 assessment]. "Peromyscus gossypinus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016 e.T42653A115199668. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T42653A22359397.en. Retrieved 16 September 2024.
  2. ↑ Template:Cite NatureServe
  3. ↑ Le Conte, John (25 October 1853). "Description of three new species of American Arvicola, with remarks upon some other American Rodents". Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia. 6: 404–415. Retrieved 11 December 2025 – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.
  4. ↑ "Peromyscus gossypinus (Le Conte, 1853)". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 11 December 2025.

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