Habromys schmidlyi

Habromys schmidlyi, sometimes known as Schmidly's deer mouse, is a species of rodent in the family Cricetidae found only in Mexico. Its natural habitat is cloud forest at elevation over 1,800 m.

Schmidly's deer mouse

Critically Endangered  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Rodentia
Family: Cricetidae
Subfamily: Neotominae
Genus: Habromys
Species:
H. schmidlyi
Binomial name
Habromys schmidlyi
Romo-Vázquez, León-Paniagua & Sánchez, 2005

The name "Schmidly's deer mouse" is ambiguous, as it is shared by another species, Peromyscus schmidlyi.

References

  1. Álvarez-Castañeda, S.T., Castro-Arellano, I., Lacher, T. & Vázquez, E. 2008. Habromys schmidlyi. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2008: e.T136616A4318725. https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2008.RLTS.T136616A4318725.en. Downloaded on 15 October 2017.
  • Musser, G.G.; Carleton, M.D. (2005). "Superfamily Muroidea". In Wilson, D.E.; Reeder, D.M (eds.). Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed.). Johns Hopkins University Press. pp. 894–1531. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.


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