Black-wristed deer mouse: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the black-wristed deer mouse lives – recorded in 1 country, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Peromyscus melanocarpus
Group	Mice, rats & other rodents
Status	Endangered (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	1 country
Continents	North America
Class	Mammal
Order	Rodentia
Family	Cricetidae

Where does the black-wristed deer mouse live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the black-wristed deer mouse in 1 country or territory across North America.

Mexico

Countries with at least a handful of records (a minimum share of the species’ records, to leave out vagrants and escapes). Records with coordinates only; captive and fossil records excluded.

Is the black-wristed deer mouse endangered?

The black-wristed deer mouse’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Endangered” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the black-wristed deer mouse?

The black-wristed deer mouse (Peromyscus melanocarpus) is a mammal in the order Rodentia and the family Cricetidae, genus Peromyscus. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the black-wristed deer mouse

The black-wristed deer mouse (Peromyscus melanocarpus) is a species of rodent in the family Cricetidae. It is a species of the genus Peromyscus, a closely related group of New World mice often called "deermice". It is native to 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.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Black-wristed deer mouse (revision 1314338946), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q1766030 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).