Peromyscus nasutus has been considered to occur in Utah since it was first reported in the state in 1935. Authors since then have considered the distribution of P. nasutus to include southeastern Utah. However, the original Utah specimen was later reidentified as Peromyscus boylii. A query of museums revealed only 1 other specimen considered to be P. nasutus from Utah. This specimen was examined and found to be P. boylii. Thus, there is no evidence of the occurrence of P. nasutus in Utah, and the northwesternmost accepted records of this species are in the Chuska Mountains of northeastern Arizona.
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1 March 2008
Status of the Northern Rock Deermouse, Peromyscus nasutus (Rodentia: Cricetidae), in Utah
George V. Oliver
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Western North American Naturalist
Vol. 68 • No. 1
March 2008
Vol. 68 • No. 1
March 2008
brush deermouse
Brush Mouse
mammals
northern rock deermouse
northern rock mouse
Peromyscus boylii
Peromyscus difficilis