Peromyscus mekisturus Merriam 1898

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 : 1072

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scientific name	Peromyscus mekisturus Merriam 1898
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Peromyscus mekisturus Merriam 1898 , Proc. Biol. Soc. Wash., 12: 124.

Type Locality: México, Puebla, Chalchicomula, 8400 ft (2560 m).

Vernacular Names: Puebla Deermouse.

Distribution: SE Puebla, México.

Conservation: IUCN – Vulnerable.

Discussion: P. melanophrys species group. A distinctive species known only by two specimens, the type and one from Tehuacán, Puebla ( Hooper, 1947). Provisionally retained with the melanophrys species group (Carleton, 1989).