Creatures in Crisis
Photograph of Zempoaltepec (Peromyscus melanocarpus), recorded as Endangered
Zempoaltepec (Peromyscus melanocarpus). Image via Wikimedia Commons.

Endangered

Zempoaltepec

Peromyscus melanocarpus

Zempoaltepec is a rodent in the family Cricetidae (order Rodentia) — Peromyscus melanocarpus, recorded as Endangered.

Status
Endangered
Scientific name
Peromyscus melanocarpus
Taxonomy
Mammalia · Rodentia · Cricetidae · Peromyscus

The rodent

Rodents have ever-growing incisors. Species here are wild forms with a threat category — chipmunks, mole-rats, deer mice.

This is a named wild mammal with a photograph and a threat category on the public record.

Range and habitat

It is native to Sierras de Zempoaltepec, Juárez and Mazteca, sub-ranges of the Sierra Madre de Oaxaca in southern Mexico, between 1,500 and 2,500 meters elevation.

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

In crisis

Zempoaltepec is 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 Zempoaltepec — often a short stub, Wikidata item Q1766030. 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 Slevins's Mouse (Peromyscus slevini), recorded as Critically EndangeredCR

Slevins's Mouse

Peromyscus slevini
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

Quick answers

What is Zempoaltepec?
Zempoaltepec is a rodent in the family Cricetidae (order Rodentia) — Peromyscus melanocarpus.
What is the conservation status of Zempoaltepec?
Endangered, as the IUCN category stored on Wikidata for Peromyscus melanocarpus. Confirm the official assessment on iucnredlist.org.
Where does Zempoaltepec live?
It is native to Sierras de Zempoaltepec, Juárez and Mazteca, sub-ranges of the Sierra Madre de Oaxaca in southern Mexico, between 1,500 and 2,500 meters elevation.
Why is Zempoaltepec in crisis?
It is Endangered on Wikidata. Read the official Red List assessment for the criteria.
Is this the IUCN Red List page for Peromyscus melanocarpus?
No. This is a researched catalog account. The Red List is the assessment.
Is Zempoaltepec a pet?
An animal on this catalog is in crisis in the wild. Keeping one is usually the wrong question.