Peromyscus bullatus

Taxonomy

Assessment Information

Geographic Range

Population

Habitat and Ecology

Threats

Conservation Actions

Taxonomy [top]

Kingdom	Phylum	Class	Order	Family
ANIMALIA	CHORDATA	MAMMALIA	RODENTIA	CRICETIDAE

Scientific Name:

Peromyscus bullatus

Species Authority:

Osgood, 1904

Common Name/s:

English

–

Perote Deer Mouse, Perote Mouse

Assessment Information [top]

Red List Category & Criteria:

Critically Endangered B1ab(iii) ver 3.1

Year Assessed:

2008

Assessor/s

Álvarez-Castañeda, S.T. & Castro-Arellano, I.

Evaluator/s:

McKnight, M. (Global Mammal Assessment Team) & Amori, G. (Small Nonvolant Mammal Red List Authority)

Justification:
Listed as Critically Endangered because its extent of occurrence is less than 100 km², all individuals are in a single location, and there is continuing decline in the extent and quality of its habitat.

History:

1996

–

Endangered (Baillie and Groombridge 1996)

Geographic Range [top]

Range Description:	This species is known from the Orizaba Basin on the border of Veracruz and Puebla, in east central México (Musser and Carleton 2005). The type locality is Perote, Veracruz (Musser and Carleton 2005). It is known from 2,250 to 2,500 m elevation (Gonzalez-Ruiz et al. 2005).
Countries:	Native: Mexico
Range Map:	(click map to view full version)

Population [top]

Population:	Before 1950, this rodent was known from seven specimens. This species was considered rare because only one specimen was collected by Hall and Dalquest (1963). Peromyscus bullatus exhibits very specific and strong habitat selection, and its preferred habitat is uncommon and restricted (Gonzalez-Ruiz et al. 2005).
Population Trend:	Decreasing

Habitat and Ecology [top]

Habitat and Ecology:	This species is poorly known. Dominant vegetation associations include grasslands and arid scrub in bottom lands and coniferous forests at higher elevations. This species is restricted to flat bottoms with areas of fine sandy soil that support grasses and a few trees (Juniperus dippeana) and Yucca. It has not been collected in rocky areas (Gonzalez-Ruiz et al. 2005). Females showed no signs of reproductive activity in March, June, September, or October (Gonzalez-Ruiz et al. 2005).
Systems:	Terrestrial

Habitat and Ecology:

This species is poorly known. Dominant vegetation associations include grasslands and arid scrub in bottom lands and coniferous forests at higher elevations. This species is restricted to flat bottoms with areas of fine sandy soil that support grasses and a few trees (Juniperus dippeana) and Yucca. It has not been collected in rocky areas (Gonzalez-Ruiz et al. 2005). Females showed no signs of reproductive activity in March, June, September, or October (Gonzalez-Ruiz et al. 2005).

Systems:

Terrestrial

Threats [top]

Major Threat(s):	A restricted range, a highly discriminating choice of habitat, low densities, and habitat deterioration may pose serious threats this species (Gonzales-Ruiz et al. 2005). This area is experiencing severe habitat loss due to conversion to agriculture.

Major Threat(s):

A restricted range, a highly discriminating choice of habitat, low densities, and habitat deterioration may pose serious threats this species (Gonzales-Ruiz et al. 2005). This area is experiencing severe habitat loss due to conversion to agriculture.

Conservation Actions [top]

Conservation Actions:	This species is protected in Mexico (NOM-059-ECOL-2001)

Conservation Actions:

This species is protected in Mexico (NOM-059-ECOL-2001)

Citation:	Álvarez-Castañeda, S.T. & Castro-Arellano, I. 2008. Peromyscus bullatus. In: IUCN 2008. 2008 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 07 January 2009.
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