First Record of Leucism in the Genus Peromyscus (Mammalia: Rodentia)

Issac Camargo; Evelyn Rios; Cristian Cornejo-Latorre; Sergio Ticul Álvarez-Castañeda

doi:10.3398/064.074.0301

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Issac Camargo,¹ Evelyn Rios,¹ Cristian Cornejo-Latorre,¹ Sergio Ticul Álvarez-Castañeda^1,*

¹1Centro de Investigaciones Biológicas del Noroeste, Instituto Politécnico Nacional 195, Playa Palo d

^*Corresponding author. E-mail: sticul@cibnor.mx

Abstract

Leucism is a partial hypopigmentary congenital disorder previously recorded in several species of mammals. This abnormal coloration is unusual in the wild. In August 2013, in Baja California, México, we collected 2 Peromyscus fraterculus (one female and one male) exhibiting leucism. Leucism has not been previously reported in the genus Peromyscus; therefore, we documented the first known record. Leucism is expressed in natural populations having low genetic diversity and may increase selective pressure on affected individuals.

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Issac Camargo, Evelyn Rios, Cristian Cornejo-Latorre, and Sergio Ticul Álvarez-Castañeda "First Record of Leucism in the Genus Peromyscus (Mammalia: Rodentia)," Western North American Naturalist 74(3), 366-368, (1 November 2014). https://doi.org/10.3398/064.074.0301

Received: 4 December 2013; Accepted: 1 July 2014; Published: 1 November 2014

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