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Peromyscus stephani (San Esteban Island mouse)

Wikipedia Abstract

The San Esteban Island mouse (Peromyscus stephani) is a species of rodent in the family Cricetidae. It is endemic to Mexico, where it is known only from San Esteban Island in the northern Gulf of California.
View Wikipedia Record: Peromyscus stephani

Endangered Species

Status: Critically Endangered
View IUCN Record: Peromyscus stephani

EDGE Analysis

Uniqueness Scale: Similiar (0) 
1
 Unique (100)
Uniqueness & Vulnerability Scale: Similiar & Secure (0) 
55
 Unique & Vulnerable (100)
ED Score: 3.56
EDGE Score: 4.29
Learn more at EDGE of Existence programme

Attributes

Adult Weight [1]  24 grams
Birth Weight [1]  2 grams
Diet [2]  Carnivore (Invertebrates), Carnivore (Vertebrates), Frugivore, Granivore
Diet - Fruit [2]  20 %
Diet - Invertibrates [2]  50 %
Diet - Scavenger [2]  10 %
Diet - Seeds [2]  20 %
Forages - Ground [2]  100 %
Female Maturity [1]  53 days
Gestation [1]  25 days
Litter Size [1]  3
Litters / Year [1]  4
Maximum Longevity [1]  2 years
Nocturnal [2]  Yes
Snout to Vent Length [1]  4.331 inches (11 cm)

Ecoregions

Name Countries Ecozone Biome Species Report Climate Land
Use
Sonoran desert Mexico, United States Nearctic Deserts and Xeric Shrublands

Protected Areas

Name IUCN Category Area acres Location Species Website Climate Land Use
Islands and Protected Areas of the Gulf of California World Heritage Site 4692618 Mexico      
Islas del Golfo de California Biosphere Reserve UNESCO-MAB Biosphere Reserve 370658 Baja California, Mexico    
Islas del Golfo de California Flora and Fauna Protection Area 884637 Mexico      

Alliance for Zero Extinction (AZE) Sites

Name  Location   Map   Climate   Land Use 
Isla San Esteban Mexico  

Range Map

External References

Citations

Attributes / relations provided by
♦ 1Nathan P. Myhrvold, Elita Baldridge, Benjamin Chan, Dhileep Sivam, Daniel L. Freeman, and S. K. Morgan Ernest. 2015. An amniote life-history database to perform comparative analyses with birds, mammals, and reptiles. Ecology 96:3109
♦ 2Hamish Wilman, Jonathan Belmaker, Jennifer Simpson, Carolina de la Rosa, Marcelo M. Rivadeneira, and Walter Jetz. 2014. EltonTraits 1.0: Species-level foraging attributes of the world's birds and mammals. Ecology 95:2027
Ecoregions provided by World Wide Fund For Nature (WWF). WildFinder: Online database of species distributions, ver. 01.06 Wildfinder Database
AZE sites provided by Alliance for Zero Extinction (2010). 2010 AZE Update.
Abstract provided by DBpedia licensed under a Creative Commons License
Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0