Pemberton's Deer Mouse (Peromyscus pembertoni) lived on San Pedro Nolasco Island (27°58′03″N 111°22′42″W / 27.96749°N 111.37845°W / 27.96749; -111.37845) in the Gulf of California. The last 12 specimens were collected on 26 December 1931.
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