Stumble this page!Chihuahuan mouse
Order : Rodentia
Suborder : Sciurognathi
Family : Muridae
Subfamily : Sigmodontinae
Species : Peromyscus polius
The Chihuahuan mouse is listed as Vulnerable (VU), considered to be facing a high risk of extinction in the wild, on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
Namings for the Chihuahuan mouse
A young / baby of a Chihuahuan mouse is called a 'pinkie, kitten or pup'. The females are called 'doe' and males 'buck'. A Chihuahuan mouse group is called a 'nest, colony, harvest, horde or mischief'.Countries
Mexico
Facts about the Chihuahuan mouse
Chihuahuan Mouse or Peromyscus polius is listed on the IUCN Red list (1996) as Vulnerable due to B1+2c. (Full text)
1. Chihuahua -- (a state in northern Mexico)Chihuahua
2. Chihuahua -- (old breed of tiny short-coated dog with protruding eyes from Mexico held to antedate Aztec civilization)
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