Peromyscus caniceps Burt, 1932 . Trans. San Diego Soc. Nat. Hist., 7:174.

TYPE LOCALITY: Mexico, Baja California Sur, Monserrate Island, 25°38'N, 111° 02'W .

DISTRIBUTION: Known only from Monserrate Island.

COMMENTS: Relationship to P. eva highlighted by Lawlor (1971«, b), who suggested its possible ranking as a subspecies thereof but later (1983) maintained it as an insular species. Hall (1981) listed P. caniceps in the crinitus species group without explanation. P. eremicus species group.