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St. Andrews beach mouse – (T_MAMMAL-sm_mammal) See facts

Name of animal-plant: St. Andrews beach mouse

Species name: Peromyscus polionotus peninsularis

Animal type: T_MAMMAL

Subcategory: sm_mammal

 

Fact:

All animals and plants are given a species name based on a technical term in biological taxnomy. The species name consists of two words and is based on Latin.

The first part of the name identifies the genus to which the species belongs and  the second part identifies the species within the genus. In this animals case it is: Peromyscus polionotus peninsularis