Editing Peromyscus schmidlyi

{{Short description|Species of rodent}}
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| name = ''Peromyscus schmidlyi''
| image = 
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| status = LC
| status_system = IUCN3.1
| status_ref = <ref name="iucn status 11 November 2021">{{cite iucn |author=Álvarez-Castañeda, S.T. |author2=Castro-Arellano, I. |author3=Lacher, T. |author4=Vázquez, E. |author5=Arroyo-Cabrales, J. |date=2017 |title=''Peromyscus schmidlyi'' |volume=2017 |page=e.T136576A22362935 |doi=10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-2.RLTS.T136576A22362935.en |access-date=11 November 2021}}</ref>
| genus = Peromyscus
| species = schmidlyi
| authority = Bradley et al., 2004
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'''Schmidly's deermouse''' ('''''Peromyscus schmidlyi'''''), is a recently described species of rodent in the family [[Cricetidae]]. It is a species of the genus ''[[Peromyscus]]'', a closely related group of [[New World rats and mice|New World mice]] often called "deermice". It is native to the mountains of western [[Mexico]].<ref>{{Cite journal|title = Morphologic characterization of Peromyscus schmidlyi (Rodentia: Cricetidae), an endemic of the Sierra Madre Occidental, Mexico|journal = Journal of Mammalogy|date = 2013-08-16|issn = 0022-2372|pages = 923–937|volume = 94|issue = 4|doi = 10.1644/13-MAMM-A-004.1|first1 = Celia|last1 = López-González|first2 = Diego F.|last2 = García-Mendoza|first3 = Miguel M.|last3 = Correa-Ramírez|doi-access = free}}</ref> It is part of the highly complex and well-studied ''[[Peromyscus boylii]]'' [[species complex]].  The uniqueness of ''Peromyscus'' from this area had long been suspected, but was only formalized in 2004 with the publication of its species description.  The species was named in honor of [[David J. Schmidly]], a [[mammalogist]] and former president of the [[University of New Mexico]].

The name "Schmidly's deer mouse" is ambiguous, as it is shared by another species, ''[[Habromys schmidlyi]]''.

==Description==
''P. schmidlyi'', or Schmidly's deermouse,<ref name=":0">{{Cite journal|url = http://www.science.smith.edu/resources/msi/pdfs/872.1.pdf|title = Peromyscus schmidlyi|last = Ordpnez-Garaza and Bradley|first = Nicte and Robert|date = 25 January 2011|journal = American Society of Mammalogists}}</ref> is a typical deer mouse, and can only be reliably distinguished from other members of its [[species group]] by DNA analysis.<ref name=":0" />

It is {{convert|18|to|21|cm|abbr=on}} in length, with a tail {{convert|7|to|10|cm|abbr=on}} long.<ref name=Ordonez2011>{{cite journal | author1 = Ordóñez-Garza, N. | author2 = Bradley, R.D. | name-list-style=amp | year = 2011 | title = ''Peromyscus schmidlyi'' (Rodentia: Cricetidae) | journal = Mammalian Species | volume = 43 | issue = 1 | pages = 31–36 | doi = 10.1644/872.1 | doi-access = free }}</ref> The fur is reddish umber over most of the body, becoming almost white on the under parts. The feet have a grey stripe extending past the ankle, and white toes. The tail is dark and bears only coarse, sparse hair, except for a tuft at the tip.<ref name=Bradley2004>{{cite journal | author = Bradley, R.D. | year = 2004 | title = A new species of ''Peromyscus'' from western Mexico | journal = Journal of Mammalogy | volume = 85 | issue = 6 | pages = 1184–1193 | doi = 10.1644/BEL-113.1 | display-authors = etal | doi-access = free }}</ref> It is similar in appearance to the [[nimble-footed mouse]], but is usually larger and darker in color.<ref name=":0" />

Like all deermice, ''P. schmidlyli'' has 16 total teeth (i 1/1, c 0/0, p 0/0, m 3/3), and the males have scrotal testes.<ref name=":1" />

===Detailed parameters===
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The dilated body description{{clarify|date=November 2015}} is shown below.
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'''Basic data of ''P. schmidlyi'' from Sonora'''<ref name=":1" />
  
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'''(mm)'''  
 
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Total length
  
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179.5±14.76
 
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Length of tail
  
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86.0±8.57
 
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Length of hind foot
  
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19.4±1.06
 
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Length of ear
  
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19.5±0.93  
 
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Length of skull
  
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26.2±1.22
 
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[[Zygomatic branch]]
  
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12.9±0.43  
 
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Breadth of brain case
  
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12.1±0.30
 
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Depth of cranium
  
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9.4±0.27
 
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Interorbital breadth
  
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4.2±0.15
 
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Breadth of rostrum
  
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4.2±0.20
 
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Length of rostrum
  
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10.4±0.62
 
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Length of palate
  
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4.0±0.33
 
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Length of molar toothrow
  
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4.2±0.19
 
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Length of [[incisive foramen]]
  
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4.9±0.38
 
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Breadth of zygomatic plate
  
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1.9±0.32
 
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===Genetics===
Its [[monophyly]] has been confirmed using [[parsimony (cladistics)|parsimony]], [[maximum likelihood]], and [[Bayesian analysis]] of the [[mitochondrion|mitochondrial]] [[cytochrome b]] gene.  The species also differs from other ''Peromyscus'' in having the [[karyotype]] (FN&nbsp;=&nbsp;54-56). Its closest relative appears to be ''Peromyscus levipes''.<ref name="Bradley2004" />

==Distribution and habitat==
The species is found in the states of [[Sinaloa]], [[Sonora]] and [[Durango (state)|Durango]] in the [[Sierra Madre Occidental]] of Mexico.<ref name=":1">{{cite journal | author = Cabrera, H.| year = 2007 | title = Distribution and natural history of the Schmidly's deermouse | journal = Southwestern Naturalist | volume = 52 | issue = 4 | publisher=Southwestern Association of Naturalists | pages = 620–623 | doi = 10.1894/0038-4909(2007)52[620:DANHOS]2.0.CO;2| s2cid = 86018231 |display-authors=etal}}</ref> Like many other members of the ''[[Peromyscus boylii|P. boylii]]'' species group, it is found only at higher elevations, above {{convert|2000|m}}.  It is known to inhabit deep gullies and rocky hillsides in [[pine]]-[[oak]] forests.<ref name=Ordonez2011/>

The dominant vegetation of these areas consists of [[pointleaf manzanita]], [[kittle lemonhead]], [[one-seeded jumper]], [[Apache pine|Apache]], [[Ponderosa pine|Ponderosa]], and [[Yecora pine|Yecora]] pine, [[Arizona white oak]], [[sipuri]], and [[silverleaf oak]]. The annual vegetation is [[six-week threeawn]], [[spidergrass]], [[common oats]], and [[needle grams]].<ref name=":1" />

== Disease ==
Like all deermice, ''P. schmidlyi'' can be a host for viruses and bacteria, and a vector for disease.<ref name=":0" />

==References==
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{{Neotominae}}
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[[Category:Peromyscus]]
[[Category:Mammals described in 2004]]