Peromyscus salvadorensis ( Dickey 1928 )

López, Celeste M., Turcios-Casco, Manfredo A., van den Berghe, Eric, Ordóñez-Garza, Nicté & Alvarez, Martin R., 2024, A Taxonomic Odyssey: An annotated checklist of Peromyscus (Cricetidae, Rodentia) in Honduras, ZooKeys 1218, pp. 315-332 : 315-332

Peromyscus salvadorensis ( Dickey 1928)

Distribution.

Lempira Department (Fig. 5 ).

Ecoregions and elevation.

Central American montane forests (1430–2870 m a. s. l.).

Comments.

Another species within the P. mexicanus group in Honduras is P. salvadorensis ( Pérez-Consuegra and Vázquez-Domínguez 2015, 2016). Recent research indicates the presence of two lineages in the country: “ lineage M ” and “ lineage L ”, both displaying cryptic morphometric characteristics indicating a possible undescribed species (Table 3 ; Pérez-Consuegra and Vázquez-Domínguez 2015). According to Pérez-Consuegra and Vásquez-Domínguez (2016), however, both lineages inhabit mid to high elevations. Nevertheless, the specimens from lineages M and L reported in Pérez-Consuegra and Vásquez-Domínguez (2016), originate exclusively from the Celaque National Park in western Honduras.

P. nicaraguae and P. salvadorensis may be cryptic within their distribution ranges ( Pérez-Consuegra and Vásquez-Domínguez 2016); however, these species are currently considered allopatric because P. salvadorensis has only been confirmed in western Honduras, and P. nicaraguae is documented in the central-eastern region of the country.

Figures

Figure 5. Distribution of P. salvadorensis in Honduras.