Creatures in Crisis
Photograph of Slevins's Mouse (Peromyscus slevini), recorded as Critically Endangered
Slevins's Mouse (Peromyscus slevini). Image via Wikimedia Commons.

Critically Endangered

Slevins's Mouse

Peromyscus slevini

Slevins's Mouse is a rodent in the family Cricetidae (order Rodentia) — Peromyscus slevini, recorded as Critically Endangered.

Status
Critically Endangered
Scientific name
Peromyscus slevini
Taxonomy
Mammalia · Rodentia · Cricetidae · Peromyscus

The rodent

Slevin's mouse is a large-bodied mouse, measuring about 21 cm (8.3 in) in total length, of that 10 centimetres (3.9 in) are the tail.

Range and habitat

It is endemic to Isla Santa Catalina off the east coast of Baja California Sur, an island with an area of about 40 km2 (15 sq mi), and it is the only native mammal on the island.

Pins are Wikidata “endemic to” fields. Orange dots, when present, are GBIF occurrence tiles — survey bias included.

In crisis

The species is threatened by competition with the introduced Northern Baja deer mouse, that was probably introduced by local fishermen.

Slevins's Mouse is Critically Endangered on this catalog because that is the IUCN category stored on Wikidata. Confirm the official criteria and any later count on iucnredlist.org.

Sources

Written for this catalog from the English Wikipedia article on Slevins's Mouse, Wikidata item Q1050207. Family and order context is original field-guide writing about the group, not a copied assessment of this one species. Wikipedia text is CC BY-SA. Not an IUCN assessment. Counts, when quoted, can change — confirm them on the recovery programme and on iucnredlist.org.

Photograph via Wikimedia Commons. Wikipedia · Wikidata · IUCN Red List.

Same genus

Photograph of Perote Mouse (Peromyscus bullatus), recorded as Critically EndangeredCR

Perote Mouse

Peromyscus bullatus
Photograph of Black-tailed mouse (Peromyscus melanurus), recorded as EndangeredEN

Black-tailed mouse

Peromyscus melanurus
Photograph of El Carrizo Deer Mouse (Peromyscus ochraventer), recorded as EndangeredEN

El Carrizo Deer Mouse

Peromyscus ochraventer
Photograph of Tres Marias Island Mouse (Peromyscus madrensis), recorded as EndangeredEN

Tres Marias Island Mouse

Peromyscus madrensis

Quick answers

What is Slevins's Mouse?
Slevins's Mouse is a rodent in the family Cricetidae (order Rodentia) — Peromyscus slevini.
What is the conservation status of Slevins's Mouse?
Critically Endangered, as the IUCN category stored on Wikidata for Peromyscus slevini. Confirm the official assessment on iucnredlist.org.
Where does Slevins's Mouse live?
It is endemic to Isla Santa Catalina off the east coast of Baja California Sur, an island with an area of about 40 km2 (15 sq mi), and it is the only native mammal on the island.
Why is Slevins's Mouse in crisis?
The species is threatened by competition with the introduced Northern Baja deer mouse, that was probably introduced by local fishermen.
Is this the IUCN Red List page for Peromyscus slevini?
No. This is a researched catalog account. The Red List is the assessment.
Is Slevins's Mouse a pet?
An animal on this catalog is in crisis in the wild. Keeping one is usually the wrong question.