Slevin's mouse: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

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

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

Where does the Slevin's mouse live?

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

The Slevin's mouse’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Critically endangered” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the Slevin's mouse?

The Slevin's mouse (Peromyscus slevini) is a mammal in the order Rodentia and the family Cricetidae, genus Peromyscus. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the Slevin's mouse

Slevin's mouse (Peromyscus slevini), also known as the Catalina deermouse, 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 Isla Santa Catalina off the east coast of Baja California Sur, an island with an area of about 40 km2 (15 sq mi), and it is the only native mammal on the island. It is named for Joseph Slevin, a curator at the California Academy of Sciences.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Slevin's mouse (revision 1355941409), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q1050207 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).