Chihuahuan mouse: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Chihuahuan mouse Peromyscus polius Near threatened

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

Recorded in (GBIF)Representative wild record

Pin and shaded countries are approximate. The pin is a representative wild sighting (a central record among 46 open-licence GBIF records), not an official range. Method · Records on GBIF · See mice, rats & other rodents on the world map

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

Where does the Chihuahuan mouse live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the Chihuahuan mouse in 1 country or territory across North America. Wikidata lists it as endemic to Mexico.

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 Chihuahuan mouse endangered?

The Chihuahuan mouse’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Near threatened” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the Chihuahuan mouse?

The Chihuahuan mouse (Peromyscus polius) is a mammal in the order Rodentia and the family Cricetidae, genus Peromyscus. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the Chihuahuan mouse

The Chihuahuan mouse (Peromyscus polius) 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 found only in Mexico.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Chihuahuan mouse (revision 1325802671), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q1767085 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).