Habromys is a genus of rodent in the family Cricetidae,[1] found in Mexico and Central America. It contains these species, all but one (H. lophurus) of which are threatened or endangered, five of them critically so. H. lophurus is near threatened.
Habromys | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Order: | Rodentia |
Family: | Cricetidae |
Subfamily: | Neotominae |
Tribe: | Reithrodontomyini |
Genus: | Habromys Hooper & Musser, 1964 |
Type species | |
Peromyscus lepturus | |
Species | |
Habromys chinanteco |
Species:
- Chinanteco deer mouse (Habromys chinanteco)
- Delicate deer mouse (Habromys delicatulus)
- Ixtlán deer mouse (Habromys ixtlani)
- Zempoaltepec deer mouse (Habromys lepturus)
- Crested-tailed deer mouse (Habromys lophurus)
- Jico deer mouse (Habromys simulatus)
- Schmidly's deer mouse (Habromys schmidlyi)
References
edit- ^ 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. p. 1050. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.