Perote Deermouse
Peromyscus bullatus Osgood, 1904
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.

Perote Mouse (Peromyscus bullatus)
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Open encyclopedia reference
The Perote mouse (Peromyscus bullatus), or Perote deermouse, is a species of rodent in the family Cricetidae. It is a species of the genus Peromyscus, a group of New World mice often referred to as "deermice". It is found only in Mexico.
Wikipedia contributors, Perote mouse; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T05:19:57.910104+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Peromyscus bullatus Osgood, 1904
- Name authority
- Osgood, 1904
- Common name
- Perote Deermouse
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Mammalia
- Order
- Rodentia
- Family
- Cricetidae
- Genus
- Peromyscus
- Extinction status
- Recorded extant
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- megaclassTetrapoda
- classMammalia Linnaeus, 1758
- subclassTheria Parker & Haswell, 1897
- infraclassEutheria Gill, 1872
- orderRodentia Bowdich, 1821
- suborderMyomorpha Brandt, 1855
- superfamilyMuroidea Illiger, 1811
- familyCricetidae Fischer, 1817
- subfamilyNeotominae Merriam, 1894
- genusPeromyscus Gloger, 1841
- speciesPeromyscus bullatus Osgood, 1904
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Peromyscus. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Orizaba DeermousePeromyscus beatae Thomas, 1903 | CricetidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Burt's Deer MousePeromyscus caniceps Burt, 1932 | CricetidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Peromyscus carletoni Bradley et al., 2014 | CricetidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Cactus DeermousePeromyscus eremicus (Baird, 1857) | CricetidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Eva's Desert MousePeromyscus eva Thomas, 1898 | CricetidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Northern Baja DeermousePeromyscus fraterculus (Miller, 1892) | CricetidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Blackish Deer MousePeromyscus furvus J. A. Allen & Chapman, 1897 | CricetidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Cotton DeermousePeromyscus gossypinus (Le Conte, 1853) | CricetidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Naked-eared Deer MousePeromyscus gymnotis Thomas, 1894 | CricetidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Southern Wood MousePeromyscus hylocetes Merriam, 1898 | CricetidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| San Lorenzo DeermousePeromyscus interparietalis Burt, 1932 | CricetidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Tres Marias Island mousePeromyscus madrensis Merriam, 1898 | CricetidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
Documented distribution
Source distribution statements, not a complete range map. A listed locality is not necessarily a place of origin.
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=633264 Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:4F7HZ. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.