Habromys schmidlyi
| Schmidly's deer mouse | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Rodentia |
| Family: | Cricetidae |
| Subfamily: | Neotominae |
| Genus: | Habromys |
| Species: | H. schmidlyi
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| Binomial name | |
| Habromys schmidlyi Romo-Vázquez, León-Paniagua & Sánchez, 2005
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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 in the Sierra de Taxco, on the border of Guerrero and Mexico states, at elevations between 1,800 and 2,400 metres (5,900 and 7,900 feet). It is a nocturnal species, and is thought to be omnivorous.[2]
H. schmidlyi is a small species within its genus, measuring 72 to 78 mm (2.8 to 3.1 in) in length with a 72 to 89 mm (2.8 to 3.5 in) tail. Adults weigh 10 to 15 grams (0.35 to 0.53 ounces). It is a cinnamon to reddish brown coloured rodent with black ears, a dark, hairy tail, white underparts and brownish hindfeet.[2]
The name "Schmidly's deer mouse" is ambiguous, as it is shared by another species, Peromyscus schmidlyi.
References
- ^ Álvarez-Castañeda, S.T.; Lacher, T.; Vázquez, E. (2018). "Habromys schmidlyi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018 e.T136616A22376358. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T136616A22376358.en. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
- ^ a b Pardiñas, Ulyses; Myers, Phil; León-Paniagua, Livia; Garza, Nicté Ordóñez; Cook, Joseph; Kryštufek, Boris; Haslauer, Rudolf; Bradley, Robert; Shenbrot, Gregory; Patton, Jim (2017). "Family Cricetidae (True Hamsters, Voles, Lemmings and New World Rats and Mice)". In Wilson, D.E.; Lacher, T.E.; Mittermeier, R.A. (eds.). Handbook of the Mammals of the World. Vol. 7. Rodents II. Lynx Edicions. pp. 397–398. ISBN 978-84-16728-04-6.
- 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.