Beach Mouse US FWS

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Scientific Name:
Peromyscus polionotus

Other Names and/or Listed subspecies:
Also called the Oldfield or Deer Mouse. 5 subspecies endangered: Choctawhatchee B. M. (P. p. allophrys), Alabama B. M. (P. p. ammobates), Anastasia I. B. M. (P. p. phasma), Perdido Key B. M. (P. p. trissyllepsis), St. Andrew B. M. (P. p. peninsularis)

Group: Mammals

Status/Date Listed as Endangered:
EN-US FWS: June 6, 1985 except P. p. phasma - May 12, 1989, P. p. peninsularis - December 18, 1998

Area(s) Where Listed As Endangered:
Alabama, Florida

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