Nayarit mouse: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Nayarit mouse Peromyscus simulus Vulnerable

Where the Nayarit 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 45 open-licence GBIF records), not an official range. Method · Records on GBIF · See mice, rats & other rodents on the world map

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

Where does the Nayarit mouse live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the Nayarit 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 Nayarit mouse endangered?

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

What kind of animal is the Nayarit mouse?

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

About the Nayarit mouse

The Nayarit mouse or Sinaloan deermouse (Peromyscus simulus) 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 endemic to Mexico. It was considered a subspecies of brush mouse until 1977.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Nayarit mouse (revision 1314594589), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q1761755 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).