Peromyscus melanurus Osgood 1909

Wilson, Don E. & Reeder, DeeAnn, 2005, Order Rodentia - Family Cricetidae, Mammal Species of the World: a Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3 rd Edition), Volume 2, Baltimore: The Johns Hopkins University Press, pp. 955-1189 : 1073

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scientific name	Peromyscus melanurus Osgood 1909
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Peromyscus melanurus Osgood 1909 , N. Amer. Fauna, 28: 215.

Type Locality: México, Oaxaca, below Pluma Hidalgo, 3000 ft (914 m).

Vernacular Names: Black-tailed Deermouse.

Distribution: Pacific slopes of the Sierra Madre del Sur of Oaxaca, México.

Conservation: IUCN – Vulnerable.

Discussion: P. megalops species group. Although named as a subspecies of P. megalops, Huckaby (1980) substantiated the specific status and range of melanurus . Banded karyotype described by Smith et al. (1986).