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Collector:
J. G. Cooper  Search this
Preparation:
Mounted Skin
Remarks:
on exhibition for many years, skull may be in skin
Sex:
Male
Type Citation:
Baird, S. F. 1857. Mammals: General report upon the zoology of the several Pacific railroad routes. Reports of explorations and surveys to ascertain the most practicable and economical route for a railroad from the Mississippi River to the Pacific Ocean. 8(1): 479.
Type Status:
Lectotype
Place:
Santa Clara Valley, [probably near Mountain View (see Grinnell and Orr 1934:213)], Santa Clara County, California, United States, North America
Collection Date:
Nov 1855
Notes:
Lectotype designated by Grinnell and Orr (1934:213)
Record Last Modified:
12 Jun 2020
Specimen Count:
1
Taxonomy:
Animalia, Chordata, Vertebrata, Mammalia, Eutheria, Rodentia, Myomorpha, Cricetidae, Neotominae
Published Name:
Peromyscus californicus californicus
[hesperomys] parasiticus Baird, 1857
Other Numbers:
Mammals Field Number : No Number
USNM Number:
1156
See more items in:
Vertebrate Zoology
Mammals
Data Source:
NMNH - Vertebrate Zoology - Mammals Division
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/33e4ca002-8f14-4c87-bb63-77677ae04f7e
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmnhvz_7224807