Plateau mouse
Species of rodent
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The plateau mouse (Peromyscus melanophrys) is a species of rodent in the family Cricetidae. It is a species of the genus Peromyscus, a closely related group of New World mice often called "deermice". It is endemic to Mexico.
| Plateau mouse | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Rodentia |
| Family: | Cricetidae |
| Subfamily: | Neotominae |
| Genus: | Peromyscus |
| Species: | P. melanophrys |
| Binomial name | |
| Peromyscus melanophrys (Coues, 1874) | |
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| native range | |
