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Schmidly's deer mouse (''Peromyscus schmidlyi''), is a recently described species of deer mouse from the mountains of western Mexico. It is part of the highly complex and well-studied ''Peromyscus boylii'' species complex. The uniqueness of ''Peromyscus'' from this area had long been suspected, but was only formalized in 2004 with the publication of its species description. The species was named in honor of David J. Schmidly, a mammalogist and current president of the University of New Mexico. The name "Schmidly's deer mouse" is ambiguous, as it is shared by another species, ''Habromys schmidlyi''. ==Description== ''P. schmidlyi'', or Schmidly's deermouse, is a typical deer mouse, and can only be reliably distinguished from other members of its species group by DNA analysis.〔 It is in length, with a tail long. The fur is reddish umber over most of the body, becoming almost white on the under parts. The feet have a grey stripe extending past the ankle, and white toes. The tail is dark and bears only coarse, sparse hair, except for a tuft at the tip. It is similar in appearance to the nimble-footed mouse, but is usually larger and darker in color.〔 Like all deermice, ''P. schmidlyli'' has 16 total teeth (i 1/1, c 0/0, p 0/0, m 3/3), and the males have scrotal testes.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Peromyscus schmidlyi」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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