Conservation
The IUCN lists the species as of least concern because it is widespread and abundant, and there are no major threats to the species at this time (2010). It is found in many protected areas.
Of the 16 subspecies, eight coastal forms are of conservation concern. All eight subspecies have restricted distributions and are threatened by habitat loss and associated pressures due to tourism and land development.
- P. p. decoloratus is Extinct;
- P. p. trissyllepsis (Perdido Key beach mouse) is Critically Endangered;
- P. p. allophrys (Choctawatchee beach mouse), P. p. ammobates (Alabama beach mouse), P. p. peninsularis (St. Andrews beach mouse), and P. p. phasma (Anastasia Island beach mouse) are considered Endangered;
- P. p. leucocephalus (Santa Rosa beach mouse), and P. p. niveiventris (Southeastern beach mouse) are Near Threatened.
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