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Pinyon Deermouse

Peromyscus truei

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in New Mexico.January 446, February 414, March 467, April 685, May 872, June 525, July 529, August 577, September 581, October 474, November 408, December 458.
United States24,621
New Mexico6,436
California6,165
Utah4,172
Nevada2,693
Texas2,125
Colorado1,307
Arizona1,281
Oklahoma326
Oregon95

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Classification

KingdomAnimals · Animalia
PhylumChordates · Chordata
ClassMammals · Mammalia
OrderRodents · Rodentia
FamilyHamsters, Voles, Lemmings, and Allies · Cricetidae
GenusNorth American Deer Mice · Peromyscus

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