Pallid beach mouse
The pallid beach mouse or Ponce de Leon beach mouse (Peromyscus polionotus decoloratus) was known from two locations in Florida, Ponce Park, Volusia County and Bulow, Flagler County. No individuals have been seen since 1959. The average pallid beach mouse was 4 to 8 cm in length. This species burrowed into dunes for protection.
| Pallid beach mouse | |
|---|---|
Extinct (1959) | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Rodentia |
| Family: | Cricetidae |
| Subfamily: | Neotominae |
| Genus: | Peromyscus |
| Species: | P. polionotus |
| Subspecies: | †P. p. decoloratus |
| Trinomial name | |
| Peromyscus polionotus decoloratus A.H. Howell, 1939 | |
References
- Hafner (1996). "'Peromyscus polionotus ssp. decoloratus'". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 1996. Retrieved 5 May 2006.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link) Database entry includes a brief justification of why this subspecies is listed as extinct
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