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Alabama Beach mouse (Peromyscus polionotus ammobates)

Kingdom: Animalia
Class: Mammalia
Order: Rodentia
Family: Muridae

Listing Status:   

General Information

Gray above, sometimes with darker stripe down back; white below. Tail short, dark on top.

Lead Region:  Southeast Region (Region 4)
Date Listed: Jun 6, 1985

  • States/US Territories in which the Alabama Beach mouse is known to occur:  Alabama
  • USFWS Refuges in which the Alabama Beach mouse is known to occur:  BON SECOUR NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE
  • For more information:  http://www.fws.gov/daphne/abm/index-abm.htm

» Federal Register Documents

Most Recent Federal Register Documents (Showing 5 of 13 : view all)
Date Citation Page Title
01/30/2007 72 FR 4329 4369 Designation of Critical Habitat for the Alabama Beach Mouse
09/08/2006 71 FR 53127 53129 Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; 5-Year Review of 14 Southeastern Species
08/08/2006 71 FR 44976 44980 Revised Designation of Critical Habitat for the Endangered Alabama Beach Mouse: Revised proposed rule; reopening of comment period, notice of availability of draft economic analysis, acreage corrections, and notice of public hearing.
02/01/2006 71 FR 5515 5546 Revising Critical Habitat for the Alabama Beach Mouse; Proposed Rule
10/03/2003 68 FR 57483 57484 Notice To Announce the Revision of the Alabama Beach Mouse Recovery Plan

» Recovery

Recovery Plan Information Search
Current Recovery Plan(s)
Date Title Plan Action Status Plan Status
08/12/1987 Beach Mice (3 spp.) View Implementation Progress Final
Other Recovery Documents (Showing 1 of 1 )
Date Citation Page Title Document Type
09/08/2006 71 FR 53127 53129 Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; 5-Year Review of 14 Southeastern Species
  • Notice 5-year Review, Initiation

    • » Critical Habitat

    Current Critical Habitat Documents (Showing 4 of 4 )
    Date Citation Page Title Document Type Status
    01/30/2007 72 FR 4329 4369 Designation of Critical Habitat for the Alabama Beach Mouse Final Rule Active
    02/01/2006 71 FR 5515 5546 Revising Critical Habitat for the Alabama Beach Mouse; Proposed Rule Proposed Rule Not Required
    06/06/1985 50 FR 23872 23889 Determination of End. Status & Crit. Hab. for 3 Beach Mice; 50 FR 23872- 23889 Final Rule Not Required
    06/07/1984 49 FR 23794 23804 End. Status & Crit. Hab for Alabama Beach Mouse, Perdido Key Beach Mouse, & Choctawhatchee Beach Mouse; 49 FR 23794-23804 Proposed Rule Not Required

    To learn more about critical habitat please see http://criticalhabitat.fws.gov

    » Conservation Plans

    Habitat Conservation Plans (HCP) (learn more) (Showing 5 of 143 : view all)
    HCP Plan Summaries
    Abraham, Wadie (ABM)
    Adams, Bradley (ABM)
    Alabama South Pools and Spas (Kennedy) (ABM Batch 3)
    BIOA, LLC Lot 9 (ABM Batch 3)
    BIOA, LLC, Lot 10(ABM Batch 3)

    » Petitions

    Most Recent Petition Findings (Showing 4 of 4 )
    Date Citation Page Title Finding
    09/26/2000 65 FR 57800 57802 Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; 12-Month Finding for a Petition To Revise Critical Habitat for Alabama Beach Mouse, Perdido Key Beach Mouse, and Choctawhatchee Beach Mouse
  • Notice 12 month petition finding, Warranted
  • Notice Critical Habitat
    • 11/18/1999 64 FR 63004 63005 ETWP; 90-Day Finding for a Petition To Revise Critical Habitat for Alabama Beach Mouse, Perdido Key Beach Mouse, and Choctawhatchee Beach Mouse
  • Notice 90-day Petition Finding, Substantial
  • Notice Critical Habitat
    • 01/20/1984 49 FR 2485 2488 Findings on Pending Petitions & Description of Progress on Listing Actions; 49 FR 2485-2488
  • Notice 12 month petition finding, Warranted but precluded
    • 02/15/1983 48 FR 6752 675 Findings on Certain Petitions and Reviews of Status for Several Species; 48 FR 6752-6753
  • Notice 90-day Petition Finding, Substantial

    • » Life History

    No Life History information has been entered into this system for this species.

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    Last updated: November 21, 2009