Peromyscus melanophrys Coues 1874 Peromyscus melanophrys Coues 1874, Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Philadelphia, 26: 181. Type Locality: México, Oaxaca, Santa Efigenia. Vernacular Names: Plateau Deermouse. Synonyms: Peromyscus coahuilensis Baker 1952; Peromyscus consobrinus Osgood 1904; Peromyscus micropus Baker 1952; Peromyscus xenurus Osgood 1904; Peromyscus zamorae Osgood 1904. Distribution: S Durango and Coahuila, south through interior México to Chiapas. Conservation: IUCN – Lower Risk (lc). Discussion: P. melanophrys species group. Revised by Baker (1952) to include xenurus, which Osgood (1909) had retained as a species. Relationships evaluated by Schmidly et al. (1985) and Stangl and Baker (1984 b). The level of differentiation of micropus in Jalisco and Nayarit deserves reconsideration.

Published as part of Wilson, Don E. & Reeder, DeeAnn, 2005, Order Rodentia - Family Cricetidae, pp. 955-1189 in Mammal Species of the World: a Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3 rd Edition), Volume 2, Baltimore :The Johns Hopkins University Press on page 1073, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.7316535